Voice of the Kākāpō

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• Voice of the Kākāpō 1: Kākāpō - night parrot

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  25 Feb 2020

  

  The kākāpō is a giant flightless parrot whose fortunes are tied to the rimu tree and to a dedicated team of rangers from the Department of Conservation. Audio

• Voice of the Kākāpō 2: Whenua Hou, kākāpō island

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  27 Feb 2020

  

  The kākāpō team know all the signs are good for a big kākāpō breeding season - the question is exactly how big and when will it start? Part 2 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Audio

• Voice of the Kākāpō 3: Nest checks

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  3 Mar 2020

  

  Kākāpō breeding is in full swing after an early start, and DOC's Deidre Vercoe and Andrew Digby are checking to see if eggs are fertile, in part 3 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Audio

• Voice of the Kākāpō 4: Promise

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  5 Mar 2020

  

  Most of the female kākāpō have bred and the team is carrying precious fertile eggs to the 'egg room' for incubation, in part 4 of Voice of the Kākāpō . Audio

• Voice of the Kākāpō 5: Kākāpō sperm takes to the air

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  10 Mar 2020

  

  The tally of infertile eggs is climbing and the kākāpō team is using artificial insemination - and a drone - to try and counter the problem, in part 5 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Audio

• Voice of the Kākāpō 6: Kākāpō chicks

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  12 Mar 2020

  

  The kākāpō eggs are hatching, and chicks are being hand-reared or returned to their mother's nest ... but not every chick is thriving, in part 6 of Voice of the Kākāpō . Audio

• Voice of the Kākāpō 7: Dark days

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  17 Mar 2020

  

  A deadly fungal disease strikes the kākāpō population on Whenua Hou and the Kākāpō Recovery team calls on New Zealand wildlife vets to help, in part 7 of Voice of the Kākāpō.. Audio

• Voice of the Kākāpō 8: Success

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  19 Mar 2020

  

  The 2019 kākāpō chicks are becoming independent and birds sent to be scanned for aspergillosis are getting clean bills of health, in part 8 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Audio