Big South Cape Island / Taukihepa
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Big South Cape Island / Taukihepa is a small, ecologically significant island off the southern coast of New Zealand, known for its rich birdlife and as the site of a notable mid-20th-century conservation crisis involving native species extinctions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
island
ⓘ
protected area ⓘ |
| associatedWithSpecies |
South Island saddleback
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Island snipe NERFINISHED ⓘ bush wren ⓘ greater short-tailed bat ⓘ |
| biodiversityStatus | high biodiversity value ⓘ |
| conservationAction | emergency translocation of South Island saddleback ⓘ |
| conservationOutcome |
extinction of South Island snipe on the island
ⓘ
extinction of bush wren on the island ⓘ extinction of greater short-tailed bat on the island ⓘ |
| conservationSignificance |
case study in impacts of invasive mammals on island biota
ⓘ
catalyst for modern New Zealand island biosecurity practices ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important customary food-gathering site ⓘ |
| ecoregion | New Zealand Subantarctic and temperate islands ecosystem ⓘ |
| event | ship rat irruption in the early 1960s ⓘ |
| governedBy | New Zealand conservation legislation ⓘ |
| habitat |
coastal forest
ⓘ
scrub and grassland ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Big South Cape Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
offshore islets
ⓘ
rugged coastline ⓘ |
| hasIndigenousName | Taukihepa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact | raised awareness of island extinction risk in New Zealand ⓘ |
| importantFor |
New Zealand endemic birds
ⓘ
seabird nesting ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New Zealand Department of Conservation (for conservation matters) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
mid-20th-century conservation crisis
ⓘ
native species extinctions ⓘ rich birdlife ⓘ seabird breeding colonies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Foveaux Strait
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off the southwest coast of Stewart Island / Rakiura ⓘ southern New Zealand ⓘ |
| management | managed in part for seabird conservation ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Solomon Islands (Tītī Islands group, New Zealand)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stewart Island / Rakiura NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | early 1960s conservation crisis ⓘ |
| ocean | South Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tītī Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southland Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | ecologically significant island ⓘ |
| threat | invasive rats ⓘ |
| traditionalUse | muttonbirding by Ngāi Tahu and other Māori ⓘ |
| typeOfCrisis | faunal collapse due to invasive predators ⓘ |
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