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South Island duck extinct
Topic Started: Nov 13 2013, 09:51 PM (127 Views)
Kahu
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South Island duck extinct

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LOST FOREVER: South Island brown teal is now classed as extinct.

The South Island brown teal is lost forever and more New Zealand birds are on the way out, an audit has shown.
A Department of Conservation audit shows the state of 20 bird species has worsened over the past four years.

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White man will not be happy until he has cut down the last tree and killed the last animal. Easter Island in the offing.
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That unfortunately is so .... but there are some making a comeback with the preservation of their habitat; the Whio is one which lives in the fast flowing streams and rivers of Fiordland and other parts of the Alps. Technically it is isn't a duck, and it whistles (like it's name) rather than quacks.

Endangered native duck, whio, makes a comeback

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New Zealand's threatened species of rare native duck, the whio.

New Zealand's threatened species of rare native duck, the whio, is making a comeback after a bumper breeding season.

Featured on New Zealand's $10 note and with an estimated nationwide population of fewer than 2500 birds, whio are rarer than kiwi.

But a partnership programme between the Department of Conservation (DoC) and Genesis Energy is turning the tide and having a positive effect on the numbers of the bird which is found only in fast-flowing rivers.
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