Sunday 17 Jun, 2018 | By Danielle
Butler newsdesk@thewanakasun.co.nz
More than 100 reported sightings of the elusive South Island Kokako have given
the Trust working to prove its existence hope that it is coming close.
The South Island Kokako
Charitable Trust launched a search for the bird, once thought to be extinct, in
January 2017, offering $10,000 to anyone who could provide credible evidence of
the bird’s existence.
Potential sightings have been
recorded from as nearby as Lake Hawea, although the Trust said that it was
focusing its interest to the South of Reefton on the West Coast and the
Granville Forest.
Trustee Ron Nilsson said, “We
still need definitive evidence, a photo or video, but we really feel that we
are getting closer with the help of so many people who are out walking,
tramping or hunting and know what to look and listen for.
“We are very optimistic that
proof will be found soon.”
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