Although its population on Maud Island is estimated to be 27,500–39,500, conservation has focused on establishing new populations on different islands, because the species is still vulnerable to fungal disease, natural disaster, climate change, or the arrival of mammalian predators.
Although its population on Maud Island is estimated between 27,500 and 39,500, conservation has concentrated on developing new populations in different locations due to the species' ongoing vulnerability to fungal diseases, natural disasters, climate change, or the introduction of mammalian predators.