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DoC probes sighting of `extinct' kokako-stuff.co.nz
Golden Bay amateur ornithologist Alec Milne is convinced he's seen a South Island kokako a bird recently classified as extinct and heard its distinct call.
The Department of Conservation is taking the sighting seriously and rangers will visit the area next week armed with cameras and tape recorders in a bid to obtain hard evidence of the bird's presence.
A poor flier, the kokako is notably very shy. There have been no confirmed sightings of the bird for 50 years...read more on stuff.co.nz
