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Anchor Island (Māori: Pukenui) is an island in Dusky Sound in Fiordland.[2]
Pukenui (Māori) Nickname: Kakapo Island | |
|---|---|
  Anchor Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Dusky Sound |
| Coordinates | 45°45′30″S 166°31′0″E |
| Area | 11.37 km2 (4.39 sq mi)[1] |
| Highest elevation | 417 m (1368 ft) |
| Administration | |
New Zealand | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
The New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage gives a translation of "large hill" for Pukenui.[3]
The island is situated southwest of the much larger Resolution Island in the inlet area of Dusky Sound and surrounded by many smaller islands and contains four small lakes, including Lake Kirirua, the largest lake on an island in Fiordland.[4]
The island is part of the Fiordland National Park and since 2005 is one of few island sanctuaries that are home to the critically endangered kakapo (or night parrot).
Red deer and stoats had been eradicated between 2001 and 2005, and subsequently endangered endemic birds including tieke (saddleback), mohua (yellowhead), kakapo, and New Zealand rock wren have been relocated to the island. The island is one of only nine islands in the area that is completely free of introduced mammalian pests and is 2.5 km (1.6 mi) from the New Zealand mainland, which makes it relatively safe from repeat incursions by stoat and deer.[5][6]
Anchor Island is one of the predator free islands apart of the Fiordland Islands restoration programme, the programmes focus is to eradicate pests and translocate native species.[7]
Kākāpō
Pukenui is home to the endangered species kākāpō. The first kākāpō were transferred to Pukenui in 2005 after stoat eradication in 2001. These birds are managed by the Kākāpō Recovery Team which is apart of the New Zealand Department of Conservation.
Pukenui has rimu forest, an important food source for the species.
The first known breeding of kākāpō on Pukenui occurred in 2011, this led to two infertile eggs.[8] Kākāpō breed again on the island for the 2016 and 2019 kākāpō breeding seasons.
In 2020-2021 several kākāpō on the Island were struck with a cloacitis infection, multiple birds were sent to Auckland Zoo for treatment[9]
As of January 23 2022, all mature female kākāpō on the island have bred. Nest have been found for 17 of the 21 birds [10]
See also
- List of islands of New Zealand
- List of islands
- Desert island
References
- "Tamatea/Dusky Sound conservation and restoration plan" (PDF). Department of Conservation. p. 20. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- "Anchor Island, Southland – NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "1000 Māori place names". New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 6 August 2019.
- "Lake Kirirua, Southland – NZ Topo Map". NZ Topo Map. Land Information New Zealand. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- "Project implementation: Fiordland Island restoration programme". Department of Conservation. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- "FCT Newsletter 'Jigsaw'" (PDF). Fiordland Conservation Trust. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- "Project implementation". www.doc.govt.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- "Kakapo successfully mate on Anchor Island". Stuff. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- Twitter https://twitter.com/takapodigs/status/1412701553916485638. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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На других языках
[de] Anchor Island
Anchor Island (in der Sprache der Maori Pukenui) ist eine Insel im Tamatea / Dusky Sound im Fiordland-Nationalpark im Southland District in Neuseeland. Die Insel hat eine Fläche von 1380 Hektar, eine Höhe von 417 m und ist 2,5 km vom Festland entfernt. Sie wird vom Department of Conservation als Schutzgebiet für gefährdete Vogelarten wie Tieke (Philesturnus carunculatus) und Kakapo genutzt. Der Kakapo kommt außer auf Anchor Island nur noch auf Codfish Island / Whenua Hou vor.- [en] Anchor Island
[fr] Île d'Anchor
L’île d'Anchor (en anglais Anchor Island), est une petite île de Nouvelle-Zélande inhabitée, d'une superficie de 14 km2. Elle est située dans le fjord de Dusky Sound dans le parc national de Fiordland.[it] Isola Anchor
L'isola Anchor (Anchor Island in inglese) è un'isola situata all'interno del parco nazionale del Fiordland, nella regione di Southland della Nuova Zelanda.[ru] Анкор
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