'Wanted, preferably alive': the $10,000 search for New Zealand's 'ghost' bird
by Elle Hunt in Hokitika from Environment | The Guardian on (#5FTZS)
Many believe the South Island kkako to be extinct - but the recovery of its North Island relative has given conservationists hope
There are few good news stories in conservation, but one group of committed volunteers in New Zealand is hoping for something better - a miracle.
Spurred on by the successful recovery of the North Island kkako - a large, long-legged songbird with a blue wattle and haunting call - they are searching the South Island for its close relative, though many already believe it to be lost.
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