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 , Friday, 08 August 2008 11:04
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Our six kakapo chicks have turned into big green budgies (as we like to call them) right before our eyes. For us it doesn't seem long since they were helpless little balls of grey fluff that we had to support while we fed them.
Written by Vanessa , Tuesday, 08 July 2008 16:22
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Its been snowing and hailing all day here on Codfish Island so Chris and I thought it was time to send a kakapo update to the world. The chicks have settled into their new home pretty quickly and are getting more and more boisterous every day.
Saturday was the start of another big mission for our six chicks. It seems that the public of New Zealand are big fans, and so as part of their journey back to Whenua Hou, they had another social stopover.....
