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| Two
of
the
campbell
Island
teal
that
are
part
of
the
recovery
programme
at
the
National
Wildlife
Centre.
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New
Zealand’s
rarest
duck,
the
Campbell
Island
teal,
survives
only
on
remote
subantarctic
Dent
Island,
where
less
than
20
birds
remain.
A
captive
population
has
been
formed
at
the
National
Wildlife
Centre
which
will
produce
birds
for
eventual
release
onto
a
suitable
island.
Captive
breeding
is
the
major
conservation
work
in
the
fight
to
save
these
endangered
birds.
Teal
were
first
brought
to
the
National
Wildlife
Centre
at
Pukaha
Mount
Bruce
in
1984.
These
wild-caught
birds
bred
in
captivity
for
the
first
time
in
the
summer
of
1994/5
with
one
pair
raising
four
ducklings
from
two
clutches.
Over
the
1996/97
breeding
season,
three
captive
bred
females
successfully
raised
ducklings,
thereby
significantly
boosting
the
captive
population.
The
13
juveniles
that
fledged
over
the
1996/97
season
form
a
strong
basis
for
establishing
a
second
wild
population
and
therefore
reducing
the
risk
of
extinction.
More
about
Campbell
Island
Teal....
The
return
of
Campbell
Island
Teal
home..
About
Daisy,
and
her
legacy.....
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