The kakapo is native to New Zealand. Since their numbers are dwindling, they technically only live on three islands off New Zealand’s coast: Codfish Island (Whenua Hou), Anchor Island, and ...

A spike in lead poisoning deaths among Wellington's resurgent kaka population is being investigated by researchers. "Lead is a highly toxic heavy metal that is reported to have a sweet taste ...

GENEROSITY: Natalie Shaheen celebrates her Bat Mitzvah and uses the event to raise money for the Kakapo Recovery Programme. California teen Natalie Shaheen told her birthday guests she did not ...

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One of the world's rarest parrots, the kakapo, is nesting for the first time in three years, the Department of Conservation reported today. Kakapo Recovery has discovered two females nesting on ...

So much science starts with deciphering a genome, the blueprint for every being on Earth. With such roadmaps in hand, ...

BUNDLES OF JOY: Baby kakapo. A long-running campaign to save the kakapo has hit a milestone with the population now confirmed at over 100, Conservation Minister Tim Groser said today. The kakapo ...

CUTE: Hand-raised kakapo chicks are very cute but is the species worth saving given the cost to do so. Supplied / None A cute and cuddly species like the kakapo may be easy to fundraise for, but ...

BIRD SCENTS: Biological sciences associate professor Jim Briskie has received a Marsden Fund grant for his research on the body odours of native birds.CARYS MONTEATH Smelly kiwis and other New ...

A kakapo is a species in the parrot family. It is the heaviest type of parrot in the world and the only one that cannot fly. The green feathers and rugged appearance are why the parrot is often called ...

Errol Nye has had a bit of a surreal night. At 2am, he was walking down a hillside carrying a bucket containing a few-days-old kakapo chick sitting on a heat pad and wrapped in blankets. The chick ...

If you're in Southland, you may be lucky enough to see ten of this year's kākāpō chicks in a temporary Department of Conservation facility in Invercargill. The chicks are cared for 24/7 at the ...