Reintroduction Projects in New Zealand
This page covers New Zealand translocation projects conducted since 1990. If you have information to contribute, please e-mail to Doug Armstrong. Information ordered by taxonomic group can be selected using the menu on the right.
For recent translocations, send the Information Table and Section 1 of the New Zealand Translocation SOP Reporting Template. Information on reintroductions prior to 1990 is available from the New Zealand Translocation Database.
There are other species that have been translocated, but not since 1990. These include the White-flippered Penguin (Eudyptula albosignata), Grey Duck (Anas superciliosa), Paradise Shelduck (Tadorna variegata), Spotless Crake (Porzanza tabuensis), Western Weka (Gallirallus australis australis), Buff Weka (G. a. hectori), Stewart Island Weka (G. a. scotti), Pied Stilt (Hemantopus leucocephalus), Chatham Island Snipe (Coenocorypha pusilla), Antipodes Island Parakeet (Cyanoramphus unicolor), Bush Wren (Xenicus longipes, now extinct), , and Fiordland Skink (Oligosoma acrinasum).