cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/32975689
Older article (2023), but sharing for those unawares.
The birds - which have been around since the prehistoric Pleistocene era - were officially declared extinct in 1898.
After their rediscovery in 1948, conservationists began collecting and incubating eggs from wild takahē, to prevent them from being eaten by predators
TIL by implication that “in the wild” is different to “in a sanctuary”.
There’s been takahē on Tiri Tiri Mātangi island for years (since at least the 90’s) but that’s a predator free island sanctuary.
Super news!