Keywords:New Zealand, fiordland, murchison, mountains, takahe, survey, staff, conservation, phil, marsh, jo, leddington, saddle, valley, tussock
Photo Info
Dimensions4368 x 2912
Original file size10.8 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceAdobe RGB (1998)
Date taken15-Mar-13 07:56
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS 5D
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure modeManual
Exposure prog.Manual
ISO speedISO 400
Metering modePattern
Conservation staff on tussock saddle 1
Up on a saddle over Takahe Valley, conservation staff Jo Leddington amp; Phil Marsh prepare to search for the endangered takahe.br/br/The Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) is a flightless rail weighing up to 3kg. They were believed extinct until a dramatic rediscovery in 1948 by Geoffrey Orbell, in the Murchison Mountains of Fiordland. Endemic to New Zealand, a remnant population still survives in the subalpine grasslands of the Murchison Mountains. The wild population is sadly declining with less than 100 takahe surviving here today.
