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The kakapo is a special and unique bird

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.

 

Ranger Diaries

 
Written by Tim , Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:59 in Ranger Diaries

This month has seen the completion of the annual transmitter change, as we fitted a new type of transmitter to the all-important ladies.  Called the egg timer, it monitors the female’s activity patterns and uses these to work out whether she is nesting. 

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Written by Tim , Wednesday, 07 July 2010 12:34 in Ranger Diaries

Well where to begin?  It’s been a little while since the last ranger diary from Whenua Hou / Codfish Island, and that is because things have been pretty hectic here in kakapo land.

June brought the start of transmitter change season, time for all kakapo to get their new transmitters for the upcoming year.  This month on Codfish was hard work but great fun, as each day we set off up the hill to catch as many birds as possible. 

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Latest News

 

 
Wednesday, 14 July 2010 14:12 in General News

First adult female death in 19 years 

Sadly, Sarah the kakapo was found dead on Whenua Hou / Codfish Island on the 19th of May.  We are unsure of the cause of death; autopsy revealed that she was in good condition and that her death had been sudden. 

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Monday, 03 May 2010 12:05 in General News

Kakapo documentary wins awards

 

Elwin Productions' newly released "The Unnatural History of the Kakapo" has collected numerous awards here in NZ and overseas.

The feature length documentary follows the Kakapo Recovery Programme from 2006 - 2009, charting the teams efforts to improve the fertility of the one and only breeding population.

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