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 Dana Boyte , Friday, 29 January 2010 00:00
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Things are finally a bit quieter on Codfish Island after the hectic breeding season last summer and we have been given the opportunity to volunteer our time to some of the other DoC people who helped us out during the last breeding season.
I was lucky enough to spend two weeks doing Mohua surveys in the Takitimus and around Lake Hauroko for Ros Cole from Murihiku Area Office.
Written by Stephen , Tuesday, 05 January 2010 20:35
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Last Day on Anchor Island
Kia ora koutou, Happy New Year to everyone out there and thank you for supporting the kakapo recovery project in 2009. We look forward to your continued support and interest in 2010 and welcome you to spread the story of the kakapo and the work of the Department of Conservation. Well there has been no chance of sunburn during this trip to Anchor Island. Zephyrus, the Greek god of the west wind, joined us to see in the New Year down on the bench overlooking Anchor Harbour. We attempted to sing louder than he could but even with his howling gusts I think he was the more tuneful at the time.
The Department of Conservation (DOC) kakapo recovery team has carried out a world first – the successful artificial insemination of a wild bird population.
Paternity tests confirmed artificial insemination (AI), assisted by international bird reproduction expert Dr Juan Blanco, produced two chicks from two different females this breeding season.
“This is a major break through for the recovery programme,” said kakapo recovery manager Deidre Vercoe.
