High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kakapo population is helping New Zealand to manage the health of this critically endangered species. High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kākāpō ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - The population of New Zealand's kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with ...

The flightless kakapo of New Zealand is in trouble. The world's heaviest parrot--representing one of the most ancestral branches of the parrot family tree--is nearly extinct, with barely 200 adults ...

Scientists have recently completed the genetic map of the rare endangered parrot Kakapo, signaling a positive outlook for its conservation. Through genome analysis, it has become easier to prevent and ...

If we told you there was a species of parrot in the world that can’t fly, would you believe us? We couldn’t believe it ourselves until we saw this wild YouTube video. Those cute little creatures are ...

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - A record number of endangered flightless Kakapo birds have hatched during New Zealand's unusually long 2019 breeding season, dramatically boosting the numbers of the rare native ...

On The Edge Conservation (OTEC) teamed up with game dev Quantum Shift Studios to create Kakapo Run. Kakapo Run's premise is simple. Players need to help the endangered bird reach Sanctuary Island.

The kakapo, native to New Zealand, is one of the world's rarest birds and is at risk of being wiped out by pests and habitat destruction. The New Zealand Department of Conservation is charged with ...

Now that conservationists are counting calories for the endangered, flightless parrots of New Zealand, the birds are recovering from a shortage of female chicks, biologists report. The world ...

The flightless kakapo of New Zealand is in trouble. The world's heaviest parrot--representing one of the most ancestral branches of the parrot family tree--is nearly extinct, with barely 200 adults ...

Kakapo are probably the weirdest birds in the world: they’re large, flightless, nocturnal parrots. Found only in New Zealand, they are critically endangered and now live only on four predator-free ...