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Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot

Critically endangered New Zealand bird enjoys record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree, pushing its numbers to 325

The Guardian - AU · Sep 1

‘It’s a real New Zealand duty to save these birds’: Berry harvest brings hope for beloved kakapo

'We don’t have the Eiffel Tower or the pyramids, but we do have kakapo," says New Zealand Department of Conservation’s Deidre Vercoe.

Euronews · Feb 27

World’s only flightless parrot could be saved from extinction after unusual mating boom

New Zealand conservationists have been fighting for years to save the kakapo parrot from disappearing

The Independent UK · Feb 23

New Zealand's endangered kakapo parrot gets a big population boost

The population of New Zealand's kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with artificial insemination, the conservation department said Tuesday.

Reuters · Aug 9, 2022