Post

Andrew Digby
@digs.bsky.social

A health check for #kakapo chick Tiwhiri-A3 two nights ago. This is a genetically valuable (rank = gold) chick, so it gets more frequent health checks. It’s doing well. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

75 reposts433 likes

stopfoodwaste.bsky.social
@stopfoodwaste.bsky.social

I think all of Tiwhiri's chicks would be gold because her father was Basil, a fairly isolated kakapo found on Stewart Island / Rakiura. Her mother was Lisa, who I think has more common genes. A list of kakapo with rarer DNA would make this easier to see though.