South Island Kōkako Charitable Trust

Founded in 2010, South Island Kōkako Charitable Trust is a charity based in Sydenham, Christchurch, New Zealand working on nature & wildlife conservation, science & research.

The South Island Kōkako Charitable Trust is a New Zealand charitable trust formed in 2010 to confirm whether the South Island kōkako, a forest bird declared extinct in 2008 and reclassified as data deficient in 2013, still survives. It runs systematic searches in western South Island and Stewart Island forests, assesses public encounter reports, funds a reward for definitive proof of survival, and supports conservation of the species. It complements the work of the Department of Conservation and is registered as a charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005.