Wildlife
Following the eradication of possums and weka, Codfish is a predator-free bird sanctuary and the focus of Kakapo recovery efforts. It holds the majority of the breeding population of critically endangered Kakapo. It is also home to Southern Short-tailed Bats, Kākā, Fernbirds, Red-fronted and Yellow-crowned Parakeets, Little Penguins, Pacific Black Ducks and a recently introduced population of Yellowheads (Mohua). The island has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International because of its significance as a breeding site for several species of seabirds, including Fiordland and Yellow-eyed Penguins, and Mottled, Cook's and South Georgia Diving Petrels.
Read more about this topic: Codfish Island
Famous quotes containing the word wildlife:
“Russian forests crash down under the axe, billions of trees are dying, the habitations of animals and birds are layed waste, rivers grow shallow and dry up, marvelous landscapes are disappearing forever.... Man is endowed with creativity in order to multiply that which has been given him; he has not created, but destroyed. There are fewer and fewer forests, rivers are drying up, wildlife has become extinct, the climate is ruined, and the earth is becoming ever poorer and uglier.”
—Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860–1904)