Saving takahē from extinction

Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision looks back at rediscovery of the takahē

The Otago Daily Times story in 1948 with photos of just rediscovered takahē in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland. (Courtesy Papers Past)

The Otago Daily Times story in 1948 about the rediscovery of the takahē in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland. (Courtesy Papers Past)

Geoffrey Orbell and Robert Falla with a takahē chick, 1951. (Courtesy Department of Conservation)

Elwyn Welch with takahē at his home in Wairarapa, 1957 (Courtesy Masterton District Library and Archive)

Elwyn Welch with takahē at his home in Wairarapa, 1957. (Courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library)

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