update: kakapo sass euthanised
Old boy Sass farewelled. Sadly we euthanized one of our Stewart Island founder kakapo, Sass, yesterday. Sass had been of relatively poor condition for the last few years and has […]
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two kakapo chicks born from artificial insemination
kakapo (strigops habroptilus) there has been a major breakthrough in the kakapo recovery programme this year: semen specimen were collected earlier last year, and a total of six female kakapo […]
kakapo in international spotlight once more
nearly 20 years after the book “last chance to see” was published, and 24 years after the bbc radio series of the same title first aired, the kakapo get another […]
horny kakapo on tv
filming and photographing the kakapo for the new BBC documentary series “last chance to see“, zoologist mark carwardine becomes part of something unexpected… Stephen Fry sees photographer get humped by […]
kakapo chick in surgery, other chicks moved after food shortage
Kakapo chick rushed into surgery It’s been a busy time, with one chick having to be rushed to Invercargill’s Elles Road Vets for emergency surgery after being attacked in its […]
kakapo population hits 100 milestone
there’s a brand-new entry on the kakapo recovery programme website: 11 March 2009 The chick tally rises to 14 this season, pushing the kakapo population into three figure territory with […]