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New generation of Orange-fronted Kakariki

December 22, 2006 — Filed in: Conservation

The Southland Times

New generation of orange-fronted kakariki (Cyanoramphus malherbi)

A new generation of orange-fronted kakariki (Cyanoramphus malherbi) had been successfully established on Chalky Island, ending fears the critically endangered parakeet could become extinct, the Department of Conservation said yesterday.

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