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Sinbad the Kakapo. Credit Jake Osborne CC 2.0.
A conservation program that started in the 1970s for the New Zealand Kākāpō has increased the crazy parrot’s numbers to the highest recorded since it began.
Following the second-most successful breeding season on record, the population has reached 216 birds after 55 chicks survived childhood to become juveniles.
Science adviser at the kākāpō recovery program Dr. Andrew Digby, explains that they’re doing everything they can to keep genetic lineages as diverse as possible, since over-fathering by dominant males can be a problem.
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Kākāpō Population Soars to its Highest Number in Almost 50 Years - Good News Network
