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325 #kakapo! The chicks from this year's record breeding season are now juveniles and so have been added to the population. In 1995 there were just 51 kākāpō left. Recovery of critically endangered species _is_ possible with sustained effort. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots

Andrew Digby

@digs.bsky.social

More info about the #kakapo population milestone here: www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r.... We won't be naming all of the chicks this year, which is a progression I've been keen on for a while now. #kakapo2026 #conservation

doc.govt.nzKākāpō population reaches new milestoneThe official population of the critically endangered kākāpō has reached a recovery-era high of 325 birds.

31/8/26, 11:45 pm21 reposts127 likes

2covet

@2covet.bsky.social

1 Sept

Bravo, and thank you so much for your passion, commitment and efforts. We are also grateful. 🫶👏🫶👏🫶👏

2covet

@2covet.bsky.social

1 Sept

Typo. Should read *all *so, not also. 🤦

pasquiderder.bsky.social

@pasquiderder.bsky.social

2 Sept

Are the unnamed chicks still going to be monitored, or are they going to be truly wild? E.g. during the breeding season they will be old enough to breed, are you going to inform us about their matings? Are you going to know about their matings and pltential offspring?

CT Million

@ctmillion.bsky.social

2 Sept

Good news! Go kakapo!