Rangatira or South-East Island in the Chatham group is one of the few New Zealand islands of any size naturally free of rodents and is an important refuge for many highly threatened Chathams plants and animals. The 219-hectare island became the focus of the famous black robin saga in 1983 when the last breeding pair was moved there. The robin population on this and Mangere Island has now passed 200. ROD MORRIS
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Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 19
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72Rangatira or South-East Island in the Chatham group is one of the few New Zealand islands of any size naturally free of rodents and is an important refuge for many highly threatened Chathams plants and animals. The 219-hectare island became the focus of the famous black robin saga in 1983 when the last breeding pair was moved there. The robin population on this and Mangere Island has now passed 200. ROD MORRIS Forest and Bird, Issue 279, 1 February 1996, Page 19
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