Only the creation of national parks and the kea's toughness have saved this unique alpine parrot from extinction. Since 1860, it has been estimated that people have killed more than 150,000; today their numbers could be as low as 1000 or as high as 5000. This kea was photographed on Mt Fyfe, above Kaikoura. Photo: Andris Apse
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Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1 February 1986, Unnumbered Page
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57Only the creation of national parks and the kea's toughness have saved this unique alpine parrot from extinction. Since 1860, it has been estimated that people have killed more than 150,000; today their numbers could be as low as 1000 or as high as 5000. This kea was photographed on Mt Fyfe, above Kaikoura. Photo: Andris Apse Forest and Bird, Volume 17, Issue 1, 1 February 1986, Unnumbered Page
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