- Conservation status
- In serious trouble
Known as the bird that came back to life, the takahē was thought to be extinct for 50 years until 1948. Now, recovery programmes are successfully bringing this beauty back from the brink, with adult numbers of the world's largest living rail around 500.
Campaign Manager
Jaimee Maha
Team Takahē is led by Jaimee Maha, arguably the favourite granddaughter of the late Ted Bennett. Ted was a great friend of Doc Orbell who famously rediscovered the takahē in 1948. Doc, Ted and friends spent many years restoring takahē habitat in the Murchison Mountains, helping them to thrive in the wild.
Join us in supporting the takahē to finally take home the title of Bird of the Year. We promise to entertain with fun facts, great memes and catchy tunes #VoteTakahē
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