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.
The long awaited return to the Anchorian empire in Dusky Sound is upon us! After almost a year and a half of kakapo attention being focussed on Codfish Island and chick rearing we have finally made it back to Anchor Island.
This update is coming direct to you from cold invercargill! Inside it is a hive of activity as it's where we are hand rearing 26 of this year's chicks.
Written by Chris , Sunday, 26 April 2009 18:45
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While the kakapo population climbs the 'people' population declines, on the island that is. The current total count for kakapo is 124 while the people on the island have dwindled to 9 and this looks set to decrease to just 6 this week!
Written by Chris , Friday, 17 April 2009 13:02
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Well, things have definitely slowed up on the island since I went off for my two week break, most importantly there are a whole lot less chicks here now as they were relocated to Invercargill for hand raising. Its amazing how different the island feels with 15 less people on it too!
Written by Nyia Strachan , Thursday, 09 April 2009 10:47
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Kakapo chicks relocate to lnvercargill April 09, 2009
Twenty one kakapo chicks have been taken to a special hand-rearing facility in Invercargill to secure their chances of survival.
The chicks are among the 34 which hatched on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island this breeding season, bringing the critically endangered kakapo population to 125.
