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Animals of Te Urewera

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Animals of Te Urewera

The kōkako is an endangered forest bird. A recovery programme operated by the Department of Conservation has made its survival in the Urewera Range more secure by controlling pests such as possums, rats and stoats.

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Malcolm McKinnon, Bay of Plenty region – Ranges, rivers and forests, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/5543/animals-of-te-urewera (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Malcolm McKinnon, published 2 March 2009, updated 1 August 2016.