| Diamantina |
Nov 18th, 2018 11:47 PM |
It's a tragedy to see the iconic Yellow Eyed Penguin, honored on NZ's $5 bill, as a victim of the sixth extinction, despite heroic efforts by the local community and supporters from around the world to save it. I can't imagine the southeast coast of the South Island without it, especially Dunedin. They're part of the city's identity, seen on city murals, celebrated with lifesize penguin statues, and even on a stained glass window in St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral in Dunedin's Octagon.
On a happier note, the population of Takahe, which was thought to be extinct until its rediscovery in 1948, is booming at 375—so many, that 30 of them were just released into Kahurangi National Park. https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/...from-the-brink |
