Saturday, 25 April 2026
Fewer than 250 kakapo left on Earth. Every new chick is an argument with extinction.
Kakapo — flightless, moss-green, critically endangered, loved out loud by an entire country — just had their best breeding season on record. There are still fewer than 250 of them. But every new chick is an argument with extinction.
Source: doc.govt.nz · New Zealand Department of Conservation — Kākāpō Recovery Programme, 2026
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