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Keeping the Kokako’s song live

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Kokako only lives in New Zealand and sadly there are 1650 left. We campaign to protect kokako before they disappear.

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Dawn Chorus Appeal aims to help protect kokako. With community support we will be able to keep kokakoo part of New Zealand’s Dawn Chorus.

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Update for 17/09/2009  11 September 2009

Above pictures shows kokako being released into the Ark in the Park on 8 September 2009. Itfs the first time in 60 years theyfve been in the Waitakere Ranges. These birds will be joined later in the week by others from the Mangatutu and Waipapa Ecological Areas of the Pureora Forest in the central North Island and additional releases will take place over the few months.?The project is ongoing?and many thanks to our supporters. ??

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Private Donor on 10 Oct 2009
Keep up with the great work. It would be great to see Kokako population out number the Kiwi Bird population! What a great sound our NZ forrests would have if this did happen.
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This campaign started on 29 Jun 2010 and ended on 29 Jun 2011.