They are being protected in Fiordland National Park
the kiwi,tui,weta,pukeko,kea,kakapo and the takahe
The takahe, a flightless bird of New Zealand, can grow to about 63 cm in length and weigh up to 4kg.
The Takahe bird.
Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
The takahe is a large, flightless bird belonging to the rail family. It is endemic to New Zealand and was thought to be extinct but was rediscovered by Geoffrey Orbell in the Murchinson mountains in 1948.
kakapo, Chatham Albatross, takahe, kaki, kaka
Was it the Takahe? Re-discovered by Doctor George Orbell.
No. The Kea is endemic to New Zealand. Native refers to somthing that originated in a certain place but can be found in other places. Endemic means the thing is only found in that place. The Kea is only found it the Southern Alps in Fiordland NZ.
A flightless New Zealand bird with a long beak is a Kiwi.
Originally the takahe had no predators, but when People came to its habitat in New Zealand, they brought goats, which ate the vegetation and ruined the enviroment, and rats who ate the takahe's eggs. People tried to get rid of rats, which had become the takahe's main predator, by introducing weasels, but the weasels just ate more takahe as well as baby takahe. So to answer your question, rats, weasels, and man are the takahe's predators.
A rather rare bird, and confined to a limited area of Fiordland. A special permit is needed to visit these areas.
in I948 the Takahe, a bird thought to be extinct was discovered in New Zealand by ornithologist Dr G.B. Orbell.