Welcome to the Kakapo Recovery homepage! From here you'll be able to find out more about this critically endangered bird, get the latest news and updates and find out how you can contribute to the recovery programme.
The kakapo is a unique bird
The kakapo is one of the rarest parrots 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
And that's just a few things that make kakapo so special!
The kakapo can only be found in New Zealand and every year countless people from around the world - including dozens of hard working volunteers - give their time and energy trying to save the kakapo from the brink of extinction.
Latest News
Most of the Kakapo Recovery takes place on remote, predator-free islands off southern New Zealand. During breeding season, we'll keep you up-to-date with what's happening. You can even try and figure it out yourself by checking the nesting table!
Kakapo Display at Te Rau Aroha Marae (Bluff) on Waitangi Day cancelled
Written by Karen Arnold , Friday, 03 February 2012 11:29
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Media Releases
DATE: 03 February 2012
A plan to display male kakapo Rooster at Te Rau Aroha Marae (Bluff) overnight on February 05th has been cancelled to ensure the wellbeing of the bird.
Written by Karen Arnold , Tuesday, 31 January 2012 11:34
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Media Releases
January 31 2012
The death of another adult kakapo – the second this month – makes the opportunity for the public to see a live one on display this weekend even more special.
Kakapo Recovery programme manager Deidre Vercoe Scott said Sandra, a female discovered on Stewart Island in 1992, was found dead on Anchor Island at the weekend, caught up by her transmitter harness.
“It’s gutting for the team to lose one of the birds this way,” she said.
Written by Karen Arnold , Wednesday, 18 January 2012 09:51
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Media Releases
17 January 2012
Kakapo Found Dead
The death of a male kakapo on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island has brought disappointment to the Kakapo Recovery team, as it faces a year without any breeding.
Every so often, our hard working Department of Conservation rangers take time out from busy life on Codfish and Anchor Islands, to tell us about Kakapo Recovery.
Getting in Touch with Nature - the Worst Way!
Written by kakapo volunteer , Tuesday, 29 November 2011 10:29
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Ranger Diaries
Trainee ranger Briar continues her diary series about life on Codfish Island/Whenua Hou...
Ranger Sarah and I have been out catching kakapo chicks for their monthly health checks. Recently we decided to go after a few that seemed to be closer to the hut area. We were after three in particular, and I tried my hand at tracking in on them. Strangely, they all seemed to be in exactly the same direction. So off we went. Now after nearly a month of wandering around this wild island I hadn’t had a proper fall yet.
