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Wild Sounds: Voice of the Kākāpō

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Wild Sounds: Voice of the Kākāpō
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  • Voice of the Kākāpō 07 | Dark days
    A deadly fungal disease strikes the kākāpō population on Whenua Hou and the Kākāpō Recovery team calls on New Zealand wildlife vets to help. This episode was first released on 17 March 2020.In April 2019, disaster struck the kākāpō population.There was an outbreak of the deadly fungal disease aspergillosis, which would eventually kill two adult females and seven chicks.But against expectations, veterinary experts were able to nurse many birds back to health.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  • Voice of the Kākāpō 06 | Kākāpō chicks
    The kākāpō eggs are hatching, and chicks are being hand-reared or returned to their mother's nest... but not every chick is thriving. This episode was first released on 12 March 2020.The 2019 kākāpō breeding season set many records. It was the earliest, the longest - and of course, the biggest breeding season ever recorded.Two hundred and fifty two kākāpō eggs were laid over three months, starting on Christmas Day 2018.They began hatching at the end of January 2019, when Kohitatea became the earliest kākāpō chick ever to hatch.The last chick to hatch, on 20 April 2019 was Stella's chick Manawanui.Many chicks were hand-reared, by a team of wildlife experts from many places, including Auckland Zoo.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  • Voice of the Kākāpō 05 | Kākāpō sperm takes to the air
    The tally of infertile eggs is climbing and the kākāpō team is using artificial insemination - and a drone - to try and counter the problem. This episode was first released on 10 March 2020.The 2019 kākāpō breeding season was one for the record books, but it had more than its fair share of problems, including the fact that more than half of the eggs laid were infertile.It's an ongoing issue, not helped by the birds' low genetic diversity. The Kākāpō Recovery team are using artificial insemination as part of their genetic matchmaking efforts, and have turned to a drone to speed the process of sperm delivery.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  • Voice of the Kākāpō 04 | Promise
    Most of the female kākāpō have bred and the team is carrying precious fertile eggs to the 'egg room' for incubation. Meanwhile, on Anchor Island, the rain is falling. This episode was first released on 5 March 2020.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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  • Voice of the Kākāpō 03 | Nest checks
    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. This episode was first released on 3 March 2020.Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details
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About Wild Sounds: Voice of the Kākāpō

An adventure through the bumpy bumper 2019 breeding season of NZ's rare flightless parrot.
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