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==== Introduction of takahē ==== In 2018, the Department of Conservation translocated 30 endangered [[takahē]] to the Gouland Downs, from the breeding facility at Burwood Takahē Centre in [[Southland Region|Southland]].<ref name="hindmarsh">{{Cite news |last=Hindmarsh |first=Gerard |date=22 September 2018 |title=Park's takahe tenants taking to new home |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/107273447/parks-takahe-tenants-taking-to-new-home |access-date=5 August 2022 |archive-date=6 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806083339/https://www.stuff.co.nz/environment/107273447/parks-takahe-tenants-taking-to-new-home |url-status=live }}</ref> This release is part of a programme to ensure the survival of the species. The Gouland Downs area was chosen for the release partly because the Kahurangi National Park has had intensive pest control over many years, and along with natural barriers, this has kept down the population of predators such as cats and ferrets.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Hansford |first=Dave |date=Mar–Apr 2019 |title=Road to recovery |url=https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/road-to-recovery/ |journal=New Zealand Geographic |issue=156 |url-access=subscription |access-date=5 August 2022 |archive-date=23 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123220625/https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/road-to-recovery/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Takahē can now be regularly seen near Gouland Downs Hut.<ref name="hindmarsh" />
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