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	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		Codfish island or Whenua Hou is a small island (14 kmÂ²) located to the west of Stewart Island/Rakiura in southern New Zealand.
		The island is also home to southern short-tailed bats, kÄkÄ, fernbirds, red- and yellow-crowned parakeets, and a recently introduced population of yellowheads (mohua).
		The island is inhabited by Department of Conservation field workers along with public volunteers.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Codfish_Island (155 words)

	Kakapo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prehistorically, the ancestral Kakapo migrated to the islands of New Zealand and, in the absence of mammalian predators, it lost the ability to fly.
		Possums were eradicated from Codfish Island, off the north-west corner of Stewart Island/Rakiura, in 1987, and 10 females and 20 males were moved there from Stewart Island/Rakiura between 1987 and 1992.
		In 1998, the Codfish Island population was moved to nearby Pearl Island for two years while rats were poisoned on Codfish Island.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kakapo (0 words)

	Unique New Zealand wildlife - Stewart Island - Wildlife (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		After almost being exterminated in the sealing days, the seals are again on the increase and the staff at the salmon farm on the island are now complaining that the nets around their ponds have been ripped by seals trying to get at the fish inside.
		The one major problem with Codfish was that it had a large and healthy weka population introduced to the island about the turn of the century.
		Codfish is one of the few islands with nesting populations of Cook’s petrel, or titi, and over the years these had been reduced to very low numbers by the weka.
	homepages.ihug.co.nz /~janm/wildlife/stewart/wildlife.htm (0 words)

	Kakapo Update
		Codfish offers a further advantage in that the lek is closer to most female home-ranges and is more accessible than that of Little Barrier.
		A previously unknown female was found in the south of Stewart Island in June and transferred to Codfish Island by members of an expedition organised and led by Grant Harper.
		Two Codfish Island males ("Boss" and "Ben"), believed to have mated with females that produced infertile clutches earlier this year and thus whose fertility is in question, were removed to a holding island in September.
	www.kakapo.net /en/update98.html (1613 words)

	TWSG 12 - Progress Report on the Conservation of Campbell Island Teal
		The flightless Campbell Island Teal (Anas nesiotis) is confined to the 23Ha Dent Island, situated 1.6km from Campbell Island in the New Zealand sub-antarctic region of the Southern Ocean (Figure 1).
		The Dent Island population is too fragile to use as a source of birds for future translocations.
		Identifying a suitable island outside the species= historic range to support this >temporary= population proved a challenging task and eventuated in the choice of Codfish Island, a 1,396Ha island sanctuary located 3km off the west coast of Stewart Island.
	www.wwt.org.uk /threatsp/twsg/bulletins/12/F9.htm (0 words)

	Kakapo: Then & Now: Habitat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Unfortunately, the island only ever hosted one successful breeding attempt - when Flossie raised three chicks to Richard Henry in 1998 - and so the decision was made to remove kakapo from the island in favour of keeping them on larger, forested islands in southern New Zealand.
		Stewart Island is New Zealand's third-largest island, and lies in the wild westerly belt south of the South Island.
		Pearl Island lies at the entrance of Port Pegasus, in southern Stewart Island, and was an important centre for kakapo recovery in 1998-99.
	www.kakaporecovery.org.nz /then/habitat.html (0 words)

	TerraNature \| New Zealand Ecology - Campbell Island teal
		The Campbell Island teal Anas nesiotis and the Auckland Island teal A.
		Since the removal of cats and rats from Campbell Island which started in 2001, and no remaining trace of them in 2003, translocated teal from captive breeding are expected to occupy their former entire range on the island within five years.
		The Department of Conservation initially chose to establish a second population on Whenua hou/Codfish Island, a predator-free island off Stewart Island, as a precautionary backup population while Campbell Island was cleared of rats, and to prepare the teal for their final move.
	www.terranature.org /tealCampbell_Island.htm (0 words)

	Ngai Tahu Land Report
		Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) had been a place of significant Ngai Tahu settlement prior to the purchase, but was not specifically mentioned in the deed as being excluded from the purchase, and so also went to the Crown.
		The Titi Islands lie off the south-west coast of Rakiura and are the seasonal home of the titi (mutton bird) on their annual migration from the northern hemisphere.
		The islands are of vital importance both to Ngai Tahu, as a prestigious mahinga kai, and to the Crown, as sanctuaries for endangered species.
	www.knowledge-basket.co.nz /oldwaitangi/text/wai027l/ch02_11.html (0 words)

	Campbell Island teal - Anas nesiotis: More Information - ARKive
		Campbell Island is thought to have been a stronghold for the species in the past, before becoming extinct there over 180 years ago (6) (7).
		In 1999 and 2000, a total of 24 captive-bred birds were released on Codfish Island but have since been removed, and in 2004 and 2005 a total of 105 birds were released on to Campbell Island (5).
		The Department of Conservation initially released a total of 24 captive-bred birds on to the predator-free Codfish Island in 1999 and 2000 as an insurance population, and to be eventually used to restock Campbell Island (5) (10).
	www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Anas_nesiotis/more_info.html (0 words)

	Reintroduction Projects in New Zealand
		2 birds from Maud Island released 1991, 1 bird from Maud Island released 1992, 1 egg translocated from Maud Island and reared by Tiri males, 1993, 2 birds from Mana Island 1994, 1 bird from Kapiti Island 1994, 3 captive-reared birds 1994, 1 bird from Kapiti Island 1995.
		Two were moved to Maud Island and 2 to Pearl Island in 1996, 2 to Codfish Island in 1997, and 6 to Maud and Nukuwaiata Islands in 1998.
		The island had been cleared of stoats since November 2001, but a juvenile stoat was trapped there in July 2003 and stoat control was intensified on the island and the adjacent mainland before the release.
	www.massey.ac.nz /~darmstro/nz_projects.htm (17437 words)

	birdtours.co.uk - Birdwatching Reports from New Zealand
		New Zealand; the Sub-Antarctic Islands of N.Z. and the Ross Sea in Antarctica, Feb-Mar. 2006
		Around New Zealand, with its extensive coastline and many inshore and offshore islands, it is possible for the keen observer to see more seabirds than in most other countries.
		Eight chapters comprising over 150 colour photographs and informative text, range over the various landscapes in which many birds may be found, including the coast and selected offshore islands; tidal estuaries, mangroves and lagoons; migrant wading-bird habits; wetlands, rural landscapes; forests; high country; and urban landscapes.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/new-zealand (1293 words)

	Recovery
		Also the sex ratio of the Kakapo is currently about two males for every female which may be due to the fact that males are larger and thus as chicks out-compete the smaller female siblings for the food and attention of the mother.
		Around 1980 the first nest since the turn of the century was found on Stewart Island where scientists were able to observe the nesting and raising habits of the Kakapo.
		By 1981 the Steward Island population was down to about 61 birds so it was decided to divide them up and send them to six different islands off the coast of New Zealand where rats and other predators weren’t present.
	www.angelfire.com /md/delusion/recovery.html (0 words)

	issg Database: Management and Information Links for Trichosurus vulpecula
		Possums were eradicated from Codfish Island using a combination of traps, cyanide poison and dogs.
		The control of possums on Kapiti Island began by trapping in 1920, and continued until 1969 when a moratorium was placed on trapping when the value of this control was disputed.
		In August 1984, the northern end of the western cliffs of the island were sown by helicopter with 1080 (mono sodium fluoroacetate) poison.
	www.issg.org /database/species/management_info.asp?si=48&fr=1&sts= (0 words)

	Kakapo: News: Updates (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Everyone on the island is ecstatic and it brings the total laid to 20.
		Everyone on the island has huge smiles on their faces with the wonderful news that all of Flossie's three eggs are fertile.
		DOC staff on Codfish Island/Whenua Hou are currently training adult female kakapo to recognise the foods they provide to the birds to supplement the fodder available in the wild.
	www.kakaporecovery.org.nz /news/updates.html (0 words)

	Penguin.net.nz - Snares crested penguins (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		In the 1999 season, the north-eastern coast of the island was covered, in the 2000 season the west and south-eastern coasts were covered and finally in 2001 adjacent Whenua Hou/Codfish Island was completed.
		A mere 79 nests were found on the Stewart Island mainland, a further 38 on adjacent islands and 61 on Whenua Hou/Codfish island.
		Fortunately, they are restricted to the main island and islands such as Whenua Hou remain predator-free.
	www.penguin.net.nz /research/si/si.html (0 words)

	★ New Zealand Kakapo Bird Information Article
		While the Kakapo once ranged throughout the three main islands of New Zealand, all the known remaining birds have been relocated to two small islands - Chalky Island (Te Kakahu o Tamatea) and Codfish Island (map) (http://www.kakaporecovery.org.nz/popup/habitat.html) - for their protection and management.
		In Fiordland, areas of avalanche and slip debris with regenerating and heavily fruiting vegetation such as five finger, wineberry, bush lawyer, tutu, hebes and coprosmas became known as “Kakapo gardens”.
		Their removal from Maud Island was sparked by the discovery that a pregnant stoat had swum there the 900 m from the mainland.
	mkiwi.com /New+Zealand+information/New_Zealand_Kakapo_information.html (0 words)

	Kakapo
		A Stoat was spotted on the Island in 1982, having swum across the 900m channel from the mainland history had repeated itself Maud Island was no longer a suitable sanctuary for Kakapo.
		On Stewart Island, breeding of the Kakapo coincided with the fruiting of the podocarps such as rimu and pink pine that produce an abundance of fruit in some years and very little in the intervening years.
		Owing to the successes of transferring the Kakapo to island sanctuaries, avicultural techniques to assist in the conservation programme were not investigated seriously until the late 1980's.
	www.parrot.co.nz /Parrot.NZ.articles/article-kakapo.html (0 words)

	News in Science - It’s an ex-parrot, say stunned Kiwis - 14/07/2004
		Recovery program leader Paul Jansen said it was not thought that the island move had created stress, saying the symptoms associated with the dead birds and one sick bird pointed to other problems.
		Most of the birds live on bleak Codfish Island at the southern end of New Zealand, with a smaller protected population on Maud Island at the top of the South Island.
		Last week, in a bid to guarantee the security of the birds, the conservationists moved the 19 birds from Codfish Island to Chalky Island, 120 kilometres away, just off the isolated Fiordland National Park.
	www.abc.net.au /science/news/stories/s1153759.htm (430 words)

	Stewart Island - Circuit Tracks
		Stewart Island is a rugged, bush-clad island, roughly triangular in shape, and covering 165,000 hectares.
		Stewart Island kiwi are relatively common and are unique in that they can at times be seen during the day.
		Stewart Island is home to several bird species of international significance, including the New Zealand Dotterel, the kakapo, a rare flightless parrot, now transferred to Codfish Island and other predator-free sanctuary islands; Cook's petrel which also breeds on Codfish Island; and the South Island saddleback, confined to several small offshore islands, including Ulva Island.
	www.stewartisland.co.nz /Attractions/Circuit_tracks_fm.htm (0 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Science/Nature \| Rare parrot receives special care
		This year, on the predator-free Codfish Island/Whenua Hou, off the bottom tip of New Zealand, a team of volunteers and Department of Conservation (DOC) staff have watched over five new chicks.
		Nest-minding for the five kakapo chicks on the island has finished for this season, but volunteers will be continuing to feed the kakapo during the rest of the year.
		And while Codfish Island/Whenua Hou may not match up to the usual vision of an island holiday - accommodation is in bunkrooms, the toilet has been dug into the ground and cell phone reception can mean a hike up a hill - it is unique.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/science/nature/4485295.stm (0 words)

	DOC Media Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The transfer of 22 birds from Whenua Hou/Codfish Island and 33 from the captive breeding facilities at Isaac Wildlife Trusts Peacock Springs in Christchurch and the department’s national wildlife centre at Mt Bruce, would be the second of three planned releases.
		This release will boost the numbers on Campbell Island and help ensure that the population becomes established quickly at which time their threatened species status can be downgraded from its current critically endangered.
		The trip would also be an opportunity for department staff to monitor some of the other activity on the island, such the spread of weeds introduced when the island was being farmed and the recovery of the vegetation and invertebrates and smaller seabirds following the removal of the rats.
	www.doc.govt.nz /Whats-New/presult.asp?prID=1978 (0 words)

	issg Database: Management and Information Links for Rattus exulans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The eradication of kiore from Codfish Island was preceded by a number of trials beginning in 1992 on bait and toxin weathering, non-target species risks and ways of minimising these risks.
		Trials were carried out on Double Island to test the effectiveness of bromadiolone-impregnated grain in silo bait stations on one half of the island with hand distributed Storm rodent pellets on the other half for the eradication of kiore.
		Kiore were eradicated from Putauhinu Island in August 1997 to prepare it for the translocation of a fernbird (Bowdleria punctata wilsoni) population from Codfish Island.
	www.issg.org /database/species/management_info.asp?si=170&fr=1&sts= (0 words)

	Rare, Sub-Antarctic Ducks Released to New Home - Press release from Nick Smith 6 Apr 99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Conservation Minister Nick Smith yesterday released twelve of the worlds rarest ducks onto a predator-free offshore island in a bid to seed a second wild population.
		The task was not easy as breeding behaviour and nesting activity had never been observed for this species and the wild birds of unknown age and history appeared reluctant to breed in captivity.
		Codfish Island, lying off the west coast of Stewart Island, offers a safe habitat for the teal and is visited regularly by conservation staff.
	www.ts.co.nz /~nicksmp/pressrel/99/4-06.html (0 words)

	More about New Zealand lesser Short-tailed bat pekapeka- Mystacina
		Outside of central North Island there are four small isolated populations on the mainland and two sizeable populations on offshore islands.
		The only known population of short-tailed bats in the southern North Island, they were once part of a huge population inhabiting the beech forest which extended over much of New Zealand when the North and South Islands were connected.
		The pups are being transferred to Kapiti Island, where it is hoped they will establish a new colony in a predator-free environment, developing a homing instinct to the island.
	www.mtbruce.org.nz /bats_more.htm (0 words)

	Pleasant, positive Kakapo surprise - Press release from Nick Smith 1 Mar 99 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Kakapo were removed from Codfish Island with other native bird species as part of an intensive rat eradication programme on the Island.
		While it was expected there would be a short term loss to the recovery programme, the long term benefits to the kakapo of Codfish Island being rat free was seen as worthwhile.
		Alice laid three eggs in 1997, one of which was successfully raised and is now living on Pearl Island, and it was not expected that she would produce eggs again this year.
	www.ts.co.nz /~nicksmp/pressrel/99/3-1.html (0 words)

	Wilderness Escape, Mason Bay Kiwi Spotting, Ruggedy Range (Tm) Wilderness Experience - Stewart Island & Ulva ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Ruggedy Mountains are situated in the northwest corner of Stewart Island.
		Across from the Ruggedy Mountains is Codfish Island a nature reserve where a breeding programme is continuing for the endangered kakapo (the worlds only nocturnal parrot).
		Mason Bay is situated south of the Ruggedy Mountains, on the west coast of Stewart Island.
	www.ruggedyrange.com /wilderness_escape.htm (0 words)

	Kakapo: What we Do: Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		To try and stop this happening, we have moved the males we suspect are infertile away from Te Kakahu (Chalky Island) and Whenua Hou (Codfish Island).
		The four most recent breeding seasons on Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) have coincided with the fruiting of podocarp forest, and particularly rimu trees, on the island.
		Thousands of rimu fruits were collected from Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) during the bumper 2002 breeding season, and will be fed to the birds up to the time they should begin breeding.
	www.kakapo.org.nz /what/research.html (0 words)

	Endangered Species and Native Birds of New Zealand, Projects
		Dawn Chorus funds were used to enable the collection of health data samples from Campbell Island teal just prior to their translocation from Codfish Island back to Campbell Island.
		The re-introduction of the Campbell Island teal to Campbell Island was a mission that took decades to complete.
		Considered to be the world's rarest duck the Campbell Island teal is flightless, mainly nocturnal and adapted to a very harsh sub-Antartic environment.
	www.nationalparks.org.nz /chorus/projects.cfm?content_id=57 (397 words)

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