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Restoring the mauri of kākāpō in Aotearoa

Department of Conservation —  25/07/2023 — 5 Comments

For the first time in almost four decades, kākāpō are back living on the mainland of Aotearoa. Let’s take a deeper look into this important kākāpō conservation milestone.

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Kākāpō Recovery with Ranger Tommy

Department of Conservation —  31/07/2022

When Ranger Tommy McKerras began his DOC traineeship, identifying kākāpō by their unique personalities wasn’t a talent he expected to develop.

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Celebrating 40 years with Nora the kākāpō

Department of Conservation —  08/07/2020

At first glance Nora the kākāpō doesn’t appear particularly different from the other 209 birds in the population.

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