A huge milestone in kākāpō conservation today, with four birds being released at Maungatautari today. It's a big test – Will they stay inside? Will they boom? – but whichever way it goes, the fact that we are running out of more traditionally 'safe' places for them is a significant step.
I expect there will be plenty of this in the media over the next day or two. Here is one:
https://insidegovernment.co.nz/kakapo-m ... -mainland/
Kākāpō return to the mainland
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DOC blog post about the return of kākāpō to Maungatautari and its significance.
https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2023/07/25/res ... -aotearoa/
https://blog.doc.govt.nz/2023/07/25/res ... -aotearoa/
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First escape, but he's back on the safe side now.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kakapo-in ... HAKB77V7A/
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/kakapo-in ... HAKB77V7A/