A dedicated team of people work around the clock in an effort to save this amazing creature
The kakapo is the rarest parrot in the world. It’s flightless, it’s the world’s heaviest parrot, it's possibly the oldest living bird and it has a subsonic mating boom that can travel several kilometres, just to name a few things!
And don't forget the countless people who are trying to save the kakapo from the brink of extinction.
Seven kakapo chicks that hatched just over two weeks ago on Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) have today been transferred to specialised facilities in Nelson to ensure their survival, Conservation Minister, Steve Chadwick announced today.
The eagerly-awaited arrival of some of New Zealand’s most precious babies has started, with the hatching of five kakapo chicks in the last two weeks.
As of Saturday 29th March, the world’s population of kakapo has been boosted from 86 to 91 with another two eggs due to hatch over the coming fortnight.
Written by Chris , Tuesday, 22 April 2008 15:51
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Hot chicks in the city
Well, its been a whirlwind of domestic travel for the 7 latest additions to the kakapo population. We left the calm and serene sanctuary of Whenua Hou where the sun was shining and the birds were singing, and winged our way to the top of the South Island where the chicks will spend the next couple of months growing.
Today we are saying goodbye (temporarily) to the seven youngest kakapo in the world. The chicks are being relocated to Nelson where they will be hand-raised until they are ready for wild release.
Written by Vanessa , Tuesday, 08 April 2008 09:45
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All the eggs have hatched
The last two eggs for 2008 have hatched - "Jester", the second of Cyndy’s eggs hatched on April Fools Day; and "Weheruatanga-o-te-pō" (Pō for short) which means midnight, hatched on Thursday – at midnight.
