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.
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.....
With their return to the wintry climate of Whenua Hou looming, the weekend was a great opportunity to show the birds to the people of Nelson. The display happened was hosted by the Brook Waimarama Sanctuary and about 5000 people came to see the chicks over two days!
Written by Vanessa , Thursday, 22 May 2008 16:15
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Ranger Diaries
Watching the changes
After the loss of "Mokopuna" attention has been fully focused on the remaining six chicks, and the ups and downs have continued. Raising chicks in captivity means trying to replicate what would happen in the wild as closely as possible, in order to fledge a healthy chick.
