- Conservation status
- In serious trouble
This bird once eyeballed extinction but has since made an almighty comeback. Once it had five birds to its name, now it numbers 300 birds. So all of today's kakaruia are descendants of the last breeding pair, Old Blue (f) and Old Yellow (m). This amazing turn-around modeled new fostering programmes to save other endangered birds around the world.
Campaign Manager
VUWSA
Victoria University of Wellington Student Association (VUWSA) are backing the karure to become Bird of the Year 2024! Having narrowly escaped extinction, these birds are an inspiring success story and we think they deserve the win.
VUWSA are big fans of conservation and to show just how committed to the karure we are, our president will be getting a tattoo of the robin as part of our campaign!
We are calling on all students to take back this election and vote for the karure as Bird of the Year 2024 💚
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