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The '''Murchison Mountains''' are a group of mountains in [[Fiordland National Park]] in [[New Zealand]] where the [[takahē]] |
The '''Murchison Mountains''' are a group of mountains in [[Fiordland National Park]] in [[New Zealand]]. It is the location where the [[takahē]], a species of bird presumed extinct, was rediscovered in 1948.<ref>{{cite web |title=Murchison Mountains |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/takahe-recovery-programme/get-involved/where-takahe-live/murchison-mountains/ |publisher=[[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]] |accessdate=21 March 2019 |language=English}}</ref> The highest mountain is Mount Lyall at {{convert|1892|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz14382/MURCHISON-MOUNTAINS/Southland|title=NZ Topo Map |publisher=NZ Topo Map |accessdate=21 March 2019 |language=English}}</ref> |
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== Flora and fauna == |
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| ⚫ | The 1948 takahe discovery happened after footprints of an unknown bird were found, and [[Geoffrey Orbell]], an [[Invercargill]]-based physician, led an expedition to find the takahē.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gained in telling |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19490108.2.76 |accessdate=25 March 2019 |issue=26974 |newspaper=Otago Daily Times |date=8 January 1949 |language=English |quote=“This fall the footprints of a big unknown bird were found in the wild mountainous country near Lake Te Anau, on South Island. Dr Geoffrey Orbell. a physician from Invercargill, led an expedition to look for it.}}</ref> After this an area of {{convert|500|sqkm}} was set aside for the conservation of the takahē.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fiordland National Park |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/fiordland/places/fiordland-national-park/ |publisher=Department of Conservation |accessdate=18 May 2019 |language=English |quote=Unique and endangered wildlife – Fiordland is home of the Takahē Recovery Programme. This unique bird, the largest living member of the rail family, was once thought to be extinct. After rediscovery of the takahē in the Murchison Mountains in 1948, a special area of 500 km2 was set aside in Fiordland National Park for its conservation.}}</ref> To this day it is the only place where wild takahē can be seen.<ref>{{cite web |title=Where takahē live |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/takahe-recovery-programme/get-involved/where-takahe-live/ |publisher=Department of Conservation |accessdate=29 April 2019 |language=English}}</ref> |
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The highest mountain is Mount Lyall at {{convert|1892|m}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap/nz14382/MURCHISON-MOUNTAINS/Southland|title=NZ Topo Map |publisher=NZ Topo Map |accessdate=21 March 2019 |language=English}}</ref> |
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The department of conservation in 2002 started a program to control stoats in the area. Researchers have recorded birds in the area such as takahē, [[mohua]], [[whio]], [[kea]], [[kaka]], [[kakariki]], [[New Zealand falcon]], [[weka]], [[rock wren]], [[tomtit]], [[tui]], [[bellbird]], [[fantail]], [[rifleman]], [[grey warbler]], [[brown creeper]], [[silver-eye]], [[pipit]] and [[kiwi]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maddigan |first1=Fraser |title=Kiwi in the Murchison Mountains |url=https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/kiwi-in-the-murchison-mountains/ |website=Geo News |accessdate=20 May 2019 |language=English |quote=In 2002, DoC started a low-intensity but large-scale operation to control stoats in the Murchison Mountains. These form a 51,000 ha peninsula on the western side of Lake Te Anau. Protected on three sides by the lake and on the fourth side by remoteness, the area is home to a number of increasingly scarce native birds. Most famous is the takahe, but also present are mohua, blue duck, kea, kaka, kakariki, New Zealand falcon, weka, rock wren, tomtit, tui, bellbird, fantail, rifleman, grey warbler, brown creeper, silver-eye, pipit—and kiwi.}}</ref> |
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In 2007, a population increase of [[stoats]] in the mountains after a [[beech]] and [[tussock]] [[Mast (botany)|mast seeding]] led to a halving of the takahē population.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/takahe-recovery-programme/get-involved/where-takahe-live/murchison-mountains/ |title=Murchison Mountains |publisher=[[Department of Conservation (New Zealand)|Department of Conservation]] |language=English |quote=Life is tough in the takahē's alpine home, but by 2007, things were looking up. The population in the Murchison Mountains had almost reached 200 birds when disaster struck. Following a beech and tussock mast (a mass seeding of beech trees and tussocks which happens every few years), the mountains were besieged by a plague of stoats. Within the span of a few months the wild population of takahē was halved.}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 20:05, 26 May 2019
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Murchison Mountains
The Murchison Mountains are a group of mountains in Fiordland National Park in New Zealand. It is the location where the takahē, a species of bird presumed extinct, was rediscovered in 1948.[1] The highest mountain is Mount Lyall at 1,892 metres (6,207 ft).[2]
Flora and fauna
The 1948 takahe discovery happened after footprints of an unknown bird were found, and Geoffrey Orbell, an Invercargill-based physician, led an expedition to find the takahē.[3] After this an area of 500 square kilometres (190 sq mi) was set aside for the conservation of the takahē.[4] To this day it is the only place where wild takahē can be seen.[5]
The department of conservation in 2002 started a program to control stoats in the area. Researchers have recorded birds in the area such as takahē, mohua, whio, kea, kaka, kakariki, New Zealand falcon, weka, rock wren, tomtit, tui, bellbird, fantail, rifleman, grey warbler, brown creeper, silver-eye, pipit and kiwi.[6]
In 2007, a population increase of stoats in the mountains after a beech and tussock mast seeding led to a halving of the takahē population.[7]
References
- ^ "Murchison Mountains". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Gained in telling". Otago Daily Times. No. 26974. 8 January 1949. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
"This fall the footprints of a big unknown bird were found in the wild mountainous country near Lake Te Anau, on South Island. Dr Geoffrey Orbell. a physician from Invercargill, led an expedition to look for it.
- ^ "Fiordland National Park". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
Unique and endangered wildlife – Fiordland is home of the Takahē Recovery Programme. This unique bird, the largest living member of the rail family, was once thought to be extinct. After rediscovery of the takahē in the Murchison Mountains in 1948, a special area of 500 km2 was set aside in Fiordland National Park for its conservation.
- ^ "Where takahē live". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
- ^ Maddigan, Fraser. "Kiwi in the Murchison Mountains". Geo News. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
In 2002, DoC started a low-intensity but large-scale operation to control stoats in the Murchison Mountains. These form a 51,000 ha peninsula on the western side of Lake Te Anau. Protected on three sides by the lake and on the fourth side by remoteness, the area is home to a number of increasingly scarce native birds. Most famous is the takahe, but also present are mohua, blue duck, kea, kaka, kakariki, New Zealand falcon, weka, rock wren, tomtit, tui, bellbird, fantail, rifleman, grey warbler, brown creeper, silver-eye, pipit—and kiwi.
- ^ "Murchison Mountains". Department of Conservation.
Life is tough in the takahē's alpine home, but by 2007, things were looking up. The population in the Murchison Mountains had almost reached 200 birds when disaster struck. Following a beech and tussock mast (a mass seeding of beech trees and tussocks which happens every few years), the mountains were besieged by a plague of stoats. Within the span of a few months the wild population of takahē was halved.
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