I'll always take any chance to plug Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams which is a fantastic book that has a section about the Kakapo conservation efforts.
Seems pretty dangerous. The main islands of New Zealand are full of pests/ introduced predators like rats, stoats, ferrets, possums, hedgehogs, and feral cats.
Hopefully they will put these flightless parrots inside a predator-proof fence, or their days are numbered.
Seeing the collective conservation efforts of multiple successive governments to eliminate all non-native predators from New Zealand by 2050 is really inspiring.
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AbidanYre@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 3y
I'll always take any chance to plug Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams which is a fantastic book that has a section about the Kakapo conservation efforts.
Funkymatt@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 3y
The "remake" Stephen Fry did a few years ago has this gem in it
https://youtu.be/9T1vfsHYiKY
magic_lobster_party@kbin.social · 4 pts · 3y
The origin of party parrot emoji
Funkymatt@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Wait seriously? TIL!
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dbilitated@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 3y
it's why I love the kakapo so much, so glad others remember it too
ReaderTunesOctopus@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
Came here to make sure it's the kakapo. At the writing of the book there were something like 30 of them
justhach@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 3y
Oh wow he just like me fr fr
lightsecond@programming.dev · 9 pts · 3y
Must have been a long vacation.
veganpizza69@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 3y
VediusPollio@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
If anyone can keep this species alive, it's Rasputin.
deafboy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
Good for them. Given that their thing is to reproduce really, really slowly!
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ScrollinMyDayAway@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 3y
(Professor Farnsworth Voice) Good News, Everyone! The planet is dying but here's a happy little article about a parrot!
livus@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y
Seems pretty dangerous. The main islands of New Zealand are full of pests/ introduced predators like rats, stoats, ferrets, possums, hedgehogs, and feral cats.
Hopefully they will put these flightless parrots inside a predator-proof fence, or their days are numbered.
taldennz@lemmy.nz · 2 pts · 3y
Indeed they are - to a reserve here
CurlyWurlies4All@prxs.site · 1 pts · 3y
Seeing the collective conservation efforts of multiple successive governments to eliminate all non-native predators from New Zealand by 2050 is really inspiring.
https://youtu.be/OmPrp1w1QYA
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asunaspersonalasst@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
No wonder, 13 years ago this happened ._. ~Piped alternative
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A_A@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
Unfortunately it's mate had remarried /s