01 Sep 2009 — Five rare kākāpō chicks – the last from the 2009 breeding season – have been released from their temporary outdoor pens, and are now roaming free on an island sanctuary in New Zealand’s deep south.
The only survivors of their kind – a large flightless nocturnal bird that is the world’s rarest parrot – the chicks are members of a select family group of just 124 kākāpō.
An ‘Earlybird special’ offers rare kakapo encounter.
Usually it’s the early bird that catches the worm, but New Zealand is offering an early chance to catch the bird – with an invitation for visitors to travel to a remote destination for a rare meeting. (more…)
A male kakapo, one of a handful of New Zealand’s remaining native parrots, has been found on an island off the south of the South Island after 21 years on the missing list. (more…)
