The bird recordings and recreated songs you hear now
are all of species that have disappeared
from these main-island forests.
we can't just blame Tibbles and his kin.
Humans have brought a whole range of mammalian competitors
and predators to these shores.
Today, the people of New Zealand are making amends.
This is New Zealand's most famous tree - Tane Mahuta,
Lord of the Forest. “
There's more wood in this kauri tree
than in any other tropical tree in the world.
conservationists are working hard to protect
and nurture these special forests.
By collecting kauri seeds,
they ensure that new trees can be cultivated
and the forest expanded into its former range.
Meanwhile, the animal invaders are being controlled,
and birds that only survived on small outlying islands
are now being reintroduced to these mighty forests.
Back in Hawaii, being the remotest of all archipelagos,
you might expect the unique wildlife to have fared rather better.