The New Zealand conservationist Richard Henry rescued rare birds such as kākāpō and kiwi from the Fiordland mainland.
[2] Ngāi Tahu is the iwi with mana whenua (historic rights and oversight) over Fiordland National Park.
As deer are known to be good swimmers populations were established on all but the most outer islands in Fiordland.
[3] Some key species for this project are; kākāpō, takahē, tieke, mohua, fiordland skink and rock wren.
Kākāpō previously lived on the Fiordland mainland and past translocations occurred on Resolution Island by Richard Henry, although this was unsuccessful.