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New Zealand conservationists celebrate rare parrot breeding success
2016-04-21 11:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The worlds heaviest parrot, a critically endangered bird that only lives in a remote part of New Zealand, has had its most successful breeding season since conservation efforts began more than two decades ago. Thirty-seven kakapo chicks are currently surviving, providing a much-needed boost to the population of 123 adult kakapo which live on predator-free islands. The charismatic parrots, which were once thought to be extinct until a population of males and female was found in the 1970s on...
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