Meanings of manumea in English

Speaking at the launch, Fiame said the manumea had significant value for Samoa's culture and heritage.

An international campaign is underway to try and save Samoa's national bird, the manumea, from extinction.

Samoa's campaign to save its national bird, the manumea, was jointly launched on the weekend by New Zealand's Prime Minister.

Conservationists in Samoa are pinning their hopes on an international campaign to save the manumea, Samoa's rare and elusive national bird.

The Society has teamed up with Auckland Zoo and Samoa's Ministry of Natural Resources, and a UK team to save the manumea.

The deputy Prime Minister said the manumea the campaign was designed to do more than simply raise awareness of the endangered bird.

Samoa's National Conservation Society is pinning hits hopes on an international awareness campaign to save, the manumea, Samoa's rare and elusive national bird.

Our correspondent said few Samoans have seen the manumea, apart from its depiction on the country's twenty tala note and 50 sene coin.

Called the Little Dodo because it is a close relative of the long extinct Dodo, the manumea is described as a unique tooth-billed pigeon.

It's estimated that there are no more than 200 manumea in the forests of Samoa, the only country where this species of pigeon is found.

There will also be a read about the national bird of Samoa, Manumea.

The Manumea, which is a relative of the Dodo, has not been officially sighted in nearly three years.

The Samoa Conservation Society is undertaking the third campaign in about 25 years to try and save the critically endangered Manumea.

A campaign is about to be launched in Samoa to warn hunters about the threat they pose to the national bird, the Manumea.

Speaking at the launch, Fiame said the manumea had significant value for Samoa's culture and heritage.

An international campaign is underway to try and save Samoa's national bird, the manumea, from extinction.