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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elliot87" data-source="post: 505475" data-attributes="member: 25183">The Takahe, a very rare and large member of the rail family. Thought to have been made extinct in 1898 when the last four known specimens were taken, it was rediscovered near Lake Te Anau in 1948. Captive breeding, reduction of deer numbers which degrade their habitat and control of predators like stoats are ongoing conservation efforts aimed to secure the future of this slow breeding, flightless bird.I was pleased to see a few of these at Te Anau bird sanctuary and to get this shot.[ATTACH=full]186031[/ATTACH]<a href="http://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/birds/birds-a-z/takahe/" target="_blank">Takahe: land birds</a></blockquote>