Kākāpō Files II 15 | Kākāpō Island Diary episode of Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II Alison Ballance spends a week on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, one of three kākāpō breeding islands. She follows rangers from DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme as they go about their daily and nightly nest...

Kākāpō action this week is about the chicks - all 94 of them.

I've just spent a week on Whenua Hou, recording with kākāpō rangers as they work day and night to ensure the chicks survive and thrive.

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Biggest Kākāpō Breeding Season episode of Kākāpō Files II DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme says that the 2026 kākāpō breeding season is officially the biggest on record, and that all chicks have now hatched. At least 256 eggs were laid in 80 nests, of which a...

You won't find many kākāpō Easter eggs in the latest episode of the, Kākāpō Files ... because they've all hatched!

And by every measure, this is now officially the biggest breeding season on record.

#kakapo #conservation #birds

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Kākāpō Files II 11 | Kākāpō Baby Boom episode of Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II Fourteen kākāpō chicks have hatched in wild nests, where they are being cared for by mums and foster mums. More than a hundred viable fertile eggs have already been laid, with more expected in the nex...

Babies! The number of kākāpō babies is growing rapidly - the 2026 kākāpō breeding season is shaping up to be a stunner

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Kākāpō Files II podcast Following the next breeding season of the world’s favourite parrot.

Following the #kakapo breeding season and want more detail? Don't forget to check out the "Kākāpō Files" #podcast from Radio NZ with the wonderful Alison Ballance. #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kaka...

The First Chick episode of Kākāpō Files II The first chick of the 2026 kākāpō breeding season has successfully hatched on Pukenui/Anchor Island. DOC’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme reports that Tiwhiri-A1-2026 hatched in foster mother Yasmine’s ne...

The potential bumper kākāpō breeding season is becoming a reality with the first chick hatched #kakapo #birds #conservation
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A kākāpō chick in a nest with an egg. Credit: Deidre Vercoe

The first #kakapo chick for four years hatched two days ago (on Valentine’s Day for those who like to anthropomorphise!). Here’s Tiwhiri-A1-2026 in Yasmine’s nest. 📸: Deidre Vercoe. www.doc.govt.nz/news/media-r... #kakapo2026 #conservation #parrots #birds

Predator-free islands like Whenua Hou are full to the brim with birds. Wonderful!

Nesting Time episode of Kākāpō Files II Almost 90% of adult female kākāpō of breeding age have mated so far this breeding season, and two thirds of those are nesting. Some birds have already laid a full clutch of eggs and while some clutche...

Such an amazing kākāpō breeding season ... we're up to episode 9 already and the number of nests climbs daily #kakapo @digs.bsky.social
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A juvenile female kākāpō on a nest. Credit: Andrew Digby

Yesterday we found juvenile female #kakapo Ongaonga on a nest on Pukenui/Anchor Island. At just under 4 years old (her hatch day is 12th Feb), she's the youngest female ever recorded nesting. Today we also found Matilda nesting - she's just 2 days older. #kakapo2026 #conservation #birds

Excellent. @ali-ballance.bsky.social Alison Ballance has joined us on Bluesky. If you are interested in #Kakapo then this is a must follow account & dont forget to tune in for weekly Kakapo files

No, Jean hasn't mated 😉 #kakapo

Peak Breeding episode of Kākāpō Files II More than three-quarters of female kākāpō of breeding age have mated so far, and the number of nests is growing rapidly. Kākāpō operations manager Deidre Vercoe tells Alison Ballance that 101 eggs hav...

It's Kākāpō Files day. It's Peak Breeding and 101 Eggs already. Take a listen ... #kakapo #birds #conservation
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Kākāpō Files II 01 | The Birds are Back episode of Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II The Kākāpō Files returns for a second season, to follow everyone’s favourite parrot through what is predicted to be the biggest breeding season on record. In episode 1, host Alison Ballance and Our Changing World’s Claire Concannon chat about what exactly is a kākāpō, discuss the conservation history of this endangered bird through the life story of two kākāpō, and discover just how big this breeding season might be.

If you haven't caught up with season 2 of the Kākāpō Files podcast, why not start at episode 1
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A new (extinct) #kakapo species!

The Kākāpō Files podcast season 2 is following the 2026 breeding season of New Zealand’s endangered kākāpō, the night parrot. Join us for the ride!
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