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Forest and Bird, Volume 15, Issue 3, 1 August 1984, Unnumbered Page

Kokako in Puketi State Forest, Northland This for production: They are known to be breeding bird's territory beside the Takapau ridge Kauri and occupy territory sizes from 6 to 15 stand is in an area zoned for production under hectares. Kokako in Puketi are feeding closer the 1983 Forest Service Kauri Management to the ground than was found in studies at Review Kokako remained officially Pureora and in the Bay of Plenty: This may undiscovered in Puketi until 1979.A reflect the better forest understorey at Puketi moratorium on logging was then imposed, to where deer are absent, possums are in low allow study on the kokako. The moratorium numbers and Forest Service have an active expires this year. goat control programme 101 kokako have now been recorded in The future of our kauri forests and their Puketi which is by far the largest population in wildlite is now under debate. Northland: Many kokako occur outside the (See article page 14): forests small ecological reserve in areas zoned Photograph: Hugh Best