Norobiik @Norobiik@noc.social<p>&quot;That streak of colour was the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Takah%C4%93" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Takahē</span></a>: a large, <a href="https://noc.social/tags/FlightlessBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>FlightlessBird</span></a>, that was believed for decades to be extinct. Eighteen of the birds were released in the <a href="https://noc.social/tags/LakeWhakatipu" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>LakeWhakatipu</span></a> Waimāori valley, an alpine area of <a href="https://noc.social/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>NewZealand</span></a>’s South Island last week, on to slopes they had not been seen roaming for about 100 years.&quot;</p><p><a href="https://noc.social/tags/PrehistoriBird" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>PrehistoriBird</span></a> once thought extinct returns to New Zealand wild | <a href="https://noc.social/tags/Birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Birds</span></a> | The Guardian<br /><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/29/prehistoric-bird-once-thought-extinct-returns-to-new-zealand-wild" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">23/aug/29/prehistoric-bird-once-thought-extinct-returns-to-new-zealand-wild</span></a></p>