Takahe visit
On the 12th of
June 4 students of Te Anau School went up to the Burwood Takahe breeding center
to visit the school’s adopted Takahe called Murchison.
When we got to Burwood we had
to climb an awkward ladder to get in to the enclosure.
At Burwood there are about 33
Takahe that is about 11.5% of the worlds Takahe population.
Unfortunately we didn’t get
to see Murchison but we saw a lot of Takahe the same age as him so we sort of
know what he looks like.
We helped catch takahe by
blocking the exits when we had finally cornered the Takahe the DOC specialists
weigh them by their legs. Also looking for good blood tip feathers so they can
figure out which gender they are.
By Jayden, Fergus, Samantha
and Esther
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