New Zealand's kakapo parrot begins breeding season

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New Zealand's critically endangered kakapo parrot has begun breeding for the first time in four years. The flightless bird, with only 236 individuals remaining, is in its 13th breeding season in 30 years. Conservationists anticipate a potentially record-breaking number of chicks. The Kakapo Recovery Programme, launched in 1995, aims to establish self-sustaining populations, with the first chicks expected to hatch in mid-February.


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