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Breeding success for rare kakapo - Mar 26, 2005 BBC NewsBy Kim Griggs. Down on a lonely island off the southern tip of New Zealand, three new kakapo have just hatched. These new chicks bring the total number of ... Kakapo parrot back from near extinction - Apr 1, 2008 Telegraph.co.ukBy Nick Squires in Sydney. It is flightless, helpless and looks like a giant budgie, but New Zealand's rare kakapo ground parrot is clawing its way back ... What's up doc - Kakapo chicks hatching - 2 Apr - TVNZ Smartphone -... - Apr 1, 2008 TVNZKakapo are one of New Zealand's most vulnerable species, with just 86 birds (now 91 with the hatching of five chicks over the past few days) living on two ... Kakapo breeding for first time in three years - Feb 25, 2005 New Zealand HeraldKakapo are breeding for the first time in three years, Conservation Minister Chris Carter said today. Four kakapo on Whenua Hou island in Southland had ... Kakapo hunt ready to begin - Jan 17, 2006 New Zealand HeraldBy Jarrod Booker. A mission to find a critically endangered New Zealand bird in the wild is being given a one-in-five chance. ... Kakapo population breaks 100 mark - Mar 11, 2009 New Zealand HeraldA long-running campaign to save the kakapo has hit a milestone with the population now confirmed at over 100, Conservation Minister Tim Groser said today. ... Kakapo population over 100 mark - Nov 3, 2009 Stuff.co.nzA long-running campaign to save the kakapo has hit a milestone with the population now confirmed at over 100, Conservation Minister Tim Groser said today. ... Kakapo who found fame on Stephen Fry documentary lands top … - Feb 2, 2010 The SunA PARROT that tried to mate with a TV wildlife presenter has landed a government job. The randy bird, named Sirocco, is one of just 124 flightless kakapos ... Kakapo to be artificially inseminated - Nov 11, 2007 Stuff.co.nzGIVEN A HAND: The programme to boost the population of the rare kakapo is turning high tech with birds to be artificially inseminated for the first time. ... Frisky kakapo a YouTube hit - Aug 10, 2009 Stuff.co.nzBy SHAHRA WALSH - The Press. BBC documentary makers did not expect to be "shagged by a rare parrot" while filming in New Zealand. ... Kakapo numbers hit record high - Apr 10, 2005 TVNZIt has been a terrific summer in the fight to save the endangered kakapo from extinction. Five new chicks have hatched - boosting the total number of birds ... Eau de kakapo pulls the birds - Oct 21, 2008 New Zealand HeraldBy Angela Gregory. An alluring aftershave for male kakapo could be developed from new research into why some of the critically endangered parrots attract ... Kakapo loving the taste of avian Viagra - Apr 26, 2007 New Zealand HeraldBy Errol Kiong View as one page. A lower-protein parrot food may be the key to encouraging kakapo to mate more frequently. Photo / David Raubenheimer ... Test-tube kakapo in the pipeline - Feb 17, 2006 New Zealand HeraldBy Anne Beston. Old Richard Henry's genes are in demand to put new blood into the kakapo pool. Aged more than 50, he is the only remaining Fiordland kakapo. ... First fertile egg confirmed for kakapo breeding season - Jan 14, 2009 Wildlife ExtraJanuary 14, 2009. At least one fertile kakapo egg has been laid on , signalling the start of the kakapo breeding season. The Department of Conservation ... Calcium vital for survival of kakapo - Dec 9, 2008 Stuff.co.nzResearchers hope a dose of calcium will help spice up the sex lives of the endangered kakapo. The rare birds' survival chances have not been helped by their ... Kakapo to be shown to public - Jun 23, 2006 New Zealand HeraldBy Jarrod Booker. A kakapo called Sirocco is to be shown to members of the public on Ulva Island in August, the first time the endangered bird has gone on ... Hunt for kakapo to resume - Dec 1, 2005 New Zealand HeraldBy Anne Beston. The last hunt for Fiordland's lost kakapo will be launched next month, 20 years after the birds were last known to be alive. ... How to make kakapo fruity - Nov 4, 2008 Stuff.co.nzFEELING FRUITY: Scientists now think the unripe fruit of the rimu contains chemicals that mimic the action of the kakpo's sex hormones. ... Kakapo back to nest after 21 years - May 3, 2009 Stuff.co.nzBy DEIDRE MUSSEN - Sunday Star Times. A Momentous Waitangi Day on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island has seen a male kakapo rediscovered 21 years after vanishing and ... Scientists celebrate Kakapo discovery - Feb 28, 2006 TVNZScientists are celebrating after successfully testing a procedure that could play a major role in saving the world's most endangered parrot - New Zealand's ... Census will assess threatened dolphin - Jan 13, 2010 New Zealand Herald..."Maui's dolphin is about as rare as kakapo, so you'd expect people would not take ... "It's like building a hotel on Codfish Island [the kakapo reserve]. ... Kakapo loving the taste of avian Viagra - Apr 26, 2007 New Zealand HeraldBy Errol Kiong View as one page. "Picking enough rimu fruit to sustain a population of kakapo - and they eat a lot of it during breeding season - that's a ... Under-sexed kakapo need DoC attention - Apr 4, 2005 New Zealand HeraldBy Anne Beston. DoC is removing chicks for hand-rearing at a month old to encourage females to breed again. Kakapo are not having enough sex and the ... Comical kakapo has guest spot at Auckland zoo - Sep 12, 2009 New Zealand HeraldBy Eloise Gibson View as one page. Endangered kakapo may lack the gift of flight but at least one of them has been known to swim - because he thinks he is a ... Southland: Prince of parrots - Apr 29, 2007 New Zealand HeraldWe'd read of the opportunity to get close to a kakapo in the Let's Go NZ ... Kakapo are herbivores and feed only on seeds and leaves, and they need to eat ... Search on for the male kakapo - Jan 19, 2006 TVNZA team of ageing conservationists are back after 30 years to hopefully help save a dying species. The team are on the hunt for male kakapo in Fiordland ... Kakapo chicks crack the ton - Dec 3, 2009 Stuff.co.nzBundle of joy: Deidre Vercoe holds a two-week old kakapo chick, one of the newcomers that are delighting volunteers trying to save the birds. ... Aggressive kakapo banished to Fiordland - Sep 22, 2005 New Zealand HeraldAn aggressive male kakapo has been banished after it assaulted a kakapo chick in one of the acclimatisation pens on isolated Codfish Island near Stewart ... Kakapo in successful return journey - Sep 7, 2008 Stuff.co.nzISLAND LIFE: Endangered kakapo that were removed from Codfish Island after a food shortage have been successfully relocated to the island. ... Fiordland scoured for kakapo - Jan 17, 2006 TVNZThe man who helped save the kakapo from extinction is heading back to Fiordland to hunt for any birds remaining in the area. ... New Zealand?s bright green kakapo - Mar 18, 2009 IndependentOffensive or abusive comments will be removed and your IP logged and may be used to prevent further submission. In submitting a comment to the site, ... Kakapo to demonstrate TAPI driver for BroadWorks platform from … - Oct 10, 2007 Free with registration - Telecomworldwire - AccessMyLibrary.comKakapo Systems, a developer of VoIP client applications, announced on Tuesday (9 October) that it will demonstrate its Telephony Application Programming ... Kakapo programme shifting to Southland - Apr 6, 2008 Stuff.co.nzSouthlander's will be seeing a lot more of the kakapo Sirocco and his friends, with the kakapo recovery team set to shift to Invercargill. ... Kakapo gets own seat on flight home - Mar 17, 2005 New Zealand HeraldA three-year-old female kakapo will have her own seat on a commercial flight back to Codfish Island today after being hospitalised at Massey University for ... Kakapo happy on Codfish Island - Mar 1, 2009 Stuff.co.nzPaparazzi: Visitors view one of the six 10-week-old kakapo chicks when they were being hand-raised in Nelson in June. Six kakapo chicks captured the hearts ... Kiwi and Kakapo at risk from bird flu - Jan 17, 2006 New Zealand HeraldBy Colin Marshall. The kiwi and kakapo are two of the species that would be most at threat from a bird flu outbreak reaching this country. ... Kakapo voted Bird of the Year - Jul 11, 2008 Stuff.co.nzGIVEN A HAND: The programme to boost the population of the rare kakapo is turning high tech with birds to be artificially inseminated for the first time. ... Eggs joy for rare kakapo - Feb 9, 2005 New Zealand HeraldBy ANNE BESTON. A flurry of activity on a remote island means at least four kakapo chicks are expected this season. At least five matings of the birds were ... Fruitless summer for kakapo breeding after boom - Jan 1, 2010 Radio New ZealandThe Department of Conservation says the campaign to restore kakapo numbers has been held up by a shortage of rimu fruit. Since 1995, under the Kakapo ... NZ efforts to save kakapo impress zoologist - Sep 1, 2009 Stuff.co.nzSCARS AND ALL: Zoologist Mark Carwardine after landing back in Invercargill following four days filming the endangered kakapo on Codfish Island. ... Rare chance to view kakapo - Aug 13, 2006 TVNZTen years ago there were only 50 of the rare native parrots left, but now bird watchers around the world are queuing up for a new experience on Stewart ... BRIEFING Kakapo - Aug 15, 2007 Pay-Per-View - The Herald - ProQuest ArchiverONE of the strangest and most endangered birds in the world, the kakapo, is being brought back from the brink of extinction with the help of scientists from ... Injured Kakapo Returns Home - Dec 12, 2005 scoop.co.nzThe injured kakapo chick that has been convalescing at Massey University since being attacked by another kakapo earlier this year has been given the ... Kakapo dies after surgery - Oct 30, 2008 New Zealand HeraldAfter being successfully treated for lead poisoning and regaining his lost weight, a kakapo due to return to Codfish Island yesterday has died. ... Hatchings boost kakapo population - Mar 3, 2009 Stuff.co.nzWELCOME TO THE WORLD: The first of two kakapo chicks to be born on Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) this year. One of the world's most endangered bird ... Saving The Remarkable Kakapo Bird From Extinction - Aug 29, 2007 sciencedaily.comScienceDaily (Aug. 29, 2007) — One of the strangest and most endangered birds in the world, the kakapo, is being brought back from the brink of extinction ... Unripened fruit force kakapo off island - Apr 14, 2008 NZ CitySeven endangered kakapo chicks are being taken off Codfish Island in Southland to be raised by hand because their main food source has not ripened. ... Kakapo numbers boosted with five arrivals - Jan 28, 2009 Stuff.co.nzFive chicks hatching in the last two weeks have boosted the population of the world's rarest and heaviest parrot -- unique to New Zealand -- to 91, ... Kakapo airlift plan hatched - Oct 31, 2005 Pay-Per-View - New Zealand Herald - Factiva, from Dow Jones...by Steve Hepburn. Plans have been made to transfer kakapo by helicopter to sub- Antarctic Campbell Island if bird flu strikes. In the worst-case scenario, ... First Green Day for Kiwis - Mar 17, 2007 TVNZ...and endangered species are dwindling, we can then put practical steps in place to enable beautiful species, like kiwi and kakapo, to flourish again. ... DOC NEEDS MORE PROOF TO BELIEVE KOKAKO CLAIMS - Mar 29, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Southland Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesYesterday Paul Jansen, who heads DOC's kiwi and kakapo recovery teams, said he and other colleagues had listened to the recordings but were not convinced ... Kakapo to be released back into wild - Oct 24, 2008 Radio New ZealandA male kakapo named Lee, who was close to death from lead poisoning, is ready to return to the wild after a two-month stay at Auckland Zoo. ... Kakapo say farewell to city adventure - Nov 7, 2009 Stuff.co.nzPRETTY POLLY: Two of the 26 kakapo chicks hand-reared in Invercargill this year after rimu fruit on Codfish Island (Whenua Hou), west of Stewart Island, ... Kakapo breeding season - update - Mar 4, 2005 scoop.co.nzWith the kakapo breeding season now in full flight, the Department of Conservation islooking ahead to do more research into improving breeding success. ... Sirocco the kakapo shoots to fame - Oct 20, 2009 TVNZNew Zealand's most famous kakapo has proved that size is not everything after a YouTube video featuring the critically endangered bird received more than ... Kakapo Systems to Launch TAPI Driver for BroadWorks at BroadSoft … - Oct 9, 2007 Free with registration - M2 Presswire - AccessMyLibrary.comLONDON -- Kakapo Systems, a leading developer of VoIP client applications, today announced that it will demonstrate its Telephony Application Programming ... Kakapo Encounter 2008: Rare Chance to See A Kakapo - Feb 4, 2008 Wildlife ExtraBack by popular demand, New Zealand's rare endemic night parrot will be available for viewing by interested public in September-October in southern New ... Fantail/piwakawaka wins Bird of the Year 2006 - Oct 16, 2006 scoop.co.nzFor example the kakapo, in fourth place, and takahe, in fifth place, are both classified as critically endangered.â€? While others in the top 10, ... Rare parrot receives special care - Apr 27, 2005 BBC NewsKakapo (Strigops habroptilus) numbers dwindled to just 51 in the mid-1990s, ... For her, coming to help with the kakapo gives her a break from the intensity ... Quest to sniff out kakapo scent spans centuries - Oct 20, 2008 scoop.co.nzFeathers of the flightless kakapo are being flown around the world as part of a Massey biologist's quest to understand the role of the critically endangered ... Kakapo caught mating with zoologist's head - Oct 5, 2009 TVNZSirocco the Kakapo has become a global star after he was caught on camera mating with a zoologists head on a BBC programme. The footage was captured as part ... Stephen Fry leads BBC crew in search of kakapo - Apr 1, 2009 Stuff.co.nzBritish actor, author and comedian Stephen Fry slipped into Invercargill yesterday, praising the country's beauty and lamenting its prowess at rugby. ... Fry finds 'funniest ever' mating ritual - Oct 2, 2009 BBC NewsWhen Stephen Fry goes in search of the rare kakapo - "the old night parrot of New ... Last Chance to See goes in search of the Kakapo on Sunday 4 October at ... Press Release: Kakapo Systems to Launch TAPI Driver for BroadWorks at... - Oct 9, 2007 Pay-Per-View - M2 Presswire - HighBeam ResearchKakapo Systems to Launch TAPI Driver for BroadWorks at BroadSoft Connections 2007; New Driver Integrates VoIP with Customer Relationship Management ... The clan of the kakapo - Sep 17, 2009 TVNZFor years Scott Mouat has been documenting their lives. He's been there for the big occasions, the new arrivals and the intimate moments. ... Saving the Kakapo - Feb 21, 2008 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineIt's a giant flightless parrot, with a healthy sex life. But with less than one hundred members of the Kakapo family known to be in existence, ... Frisky kakapo romps to fame - Sep 10, 2009 Stuff.co.nzBy DAVID WILLIAMS - The Press. A frisky New Zealand parrot has been catapulted to international stardom after attempting to mate with the back of a ... Three kakapo chicks and counting - Mar 21, 2005 scoop.co.nzThe number of critically endangered kakapo in the world has increased by three, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today. ... Kakapo near milestone - Feb 27, 2009 New Zealand HeraldConservationists are closing in on a crucial milestone for the endangered kakapo after the successful hatching of two chicks. The two new arrivals, ... Kakapo to visit Auckland – First chance to see - Aug 9, 2009 Wildlife ExtraSeptember 2009. Aucklanders and visitors to Auckland are being offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the world's rarest parrot when kakapo ... Kiwi Flies In Forest & Bird's Bird Of The Year Competition - Oct 15, 2009 VoxyKakapo (829 votes) 5. Tui (619 votes) 6. Takahe (571 votes) 7. Fernbird (462 votes) 8. Fantail ( 395 votes) 9. Karearea/native falcon (383 votes) 10. ... Stephen Fry visiting deep south to film part of... | Stuff.co.nz - Jan 1, 2009 Stuff.co.nzDepartment of Conservation national kakapo team manager Deidre Vercoe said the pair would arrive in Invercargill on Sunday night and would fly out to ... … model could mean breakthrough in saving endangered kakapo - Sep 1, 2008 PhysOrg.com...(PhysOrg.com) -- A mathematical model used to assess the nutrient balance of the kakapo diet has the potential to help solve one of the main challenges to ... KAKAPO ENCOUNTER MAY RETURN - Oct 24, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Southland Times - Factiva, from Dow JonesTHE public face of the kakapo world, Sirocco, was set for his last performance on UIva Island last night as the successful Kakapo Encounter wound down. ... Don't Miss Chance To See A Kakapo - The World's Rarest Parrot - Sep 7, 2009 VoxyAucklanders and visitors to Auckland are being offered a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to meet the world's rarest parrot when kakapo Sirocco visits ... Big brood of rotund rare parrots - Apr 15, 2009 BBC NewsOne of the world's rarest birds, New Zealand's kakapo, is now not quite so ... The prolific - by kakapo standards - breeding season was a combination of a ... Competition to name kakapo chicks | Article from The Nelson Mail | … - May 13, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchCompetition to name kakapo chicks ... find The Nelson Mail articles. Schoolchildren throughout the Nelson region have the chance to name this season's ... Article: 'Exciting' kakapo recovery - The Nelson Mail | HighBeam … - Mar 4, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam Research...'Exciting' kakapo recovery ... find The Nelson Mail articles. The kakapo are mating and Nelson scientists are playing an important role in the eggs becoming ... Fry making kakapo doco - Jan 10, 2009 Otago Daily TimesBy Hamish McNeilly on Sat, 10 Jan 2009. English wit Stephen Fry on his way to Codfish Island on Monday to film a BBC documentary series about the kakapo. ... That Guy: Genetic engineering only hope for trains - May 4, 2008 New Zealand HeraldIn fact on a genetic level, the endangered kakapo has been given a better chance of surviving beyond the year 2060, which Reynolds is all too aware of, ... Brian Rudman: Auckland heritage deserves better champion than DoC - Aug 15, 2008 New Zealand HeraldIn isthmus Auckland, it's been the lonely volunteers of the volcanic cones society who have saved our "kakapo" cones from the road builders and developers, ... Kakapo Encounter is offering an EARLYBIRD SPECIAL: - Sep 26, 2009 Wildlife ExtraThere are many fascinating aspects of the kakapo, not least its intricate courtship rituals. They are the only parrot in the world that breeds by a lek ... Two Kakapo chicks hatch - Feb 28, 2009 Otago Daily TimesTwo kakapo chicks have successfully hatched on Codfish Island, bringing the endangered bird's population to 93. As well as the 25 confirmed fertile eggs yet ... Fertile egg signals start of kakapo breeding season - Jan 16, 2009 Otago Daily TimesAt least one fertile kakapo egg has been laid on Codfish Island, signalling the start of the kakapo breeding season. Two more eggs have also been laid by ... Kakapo Sarah Recovers From Unfortunate Injury - Nov 18, 2008 VoxyAn important breeding kakapo who had the misfortune of injuring her "private parts" when she unintentionally sat on a sharp stick, has been successfully ... Kakapo Breeding Season Off To a Strong Start - Jun 3, 2008 Wildlife ExtraFebruary 2008. The breeding season of the kakapo, New Zealand's most endangered bird, is off to a great start with at least two fertile eggs having already ... Bellamy in NZ for conservation talk - Sep 3, 2009 New Zealand Herald...would provide an opportunity to discuss some of the projects her colleagues and the students were working on, such as kakapo and kakariki research. ... Saving New Zealand's kakapo - May 16, 2009 ABC Regional Online - ABC Regional OnlineFor the last four years New Zealand's Department of Conservation's kakapo team has been working with Spanish expert Juan Blanco, developing techniques for ... Encounters with kakapo to resume - Apr 14, 2008 Otago Daily TimesBy Hamish McNeilly on Mon, 14 Apr 2008. Close encounter . . . Prime Minister Helen Clark watches Sirocco in his Ulva Island enclosure in 2006. ... Who will be Kakapo's friend? - Jan 31, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Daily Post - Factiva, from Dow JonesWhile all the other animals of the forest sleep through the night, Kakapo calls with a loud boom for a friend. But are his calls being heard by the right ... Papegaai lid van regering in Nieuw-Zeeland - Feb 2, 2010 Het Laatste NieuwsDe met uitsterven bedreigde kakapo is aangeduid als spreekbuis voor het ... In 1995 waren er slechts 51 kakapo papegaaien meer over in Nieuw-Zeeland. ... Kakapo chicks needed a helping hand - Apr 11, 2009 Otago Daily TimesBy Rebecca Fox on Sat, 11 Apr 2009. Feeding one of 21 chicks at a special hand-rearing facility in Invercargill is Department of Conservation kakapo ranger ... Scientists determined to save the kakapo | Article from The Nelson... - Mar 28, 2009 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchScientists determined to save the kakapo ... find The Nelson Mail articles. Methods of preserving kakapo sperm developed by scientists at the Cawthron ... Wilkinson: Minister To Visit Kakapo On Their Turf - May 1, 2009 Voxy1 May 2009 - Associate Minister of Conservation Kate Wilkinson will embark on a hands-on inspection of the Kakapo Recovery Programme on Whenua Hou (Codfish ... Parrot has something to crow about - Apr 10, 2009 Toronto StarAnyway, the reports from Codfish Island concern a bird called the kakapo, ... As a result, the kakapo evolved a really stupid method of defending itself. ... Kakapo chicks make Nelson home for winter | Article from The Nelson … - Apr 20, 2005 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchKakapo chicks make Nelson home for winter ... find The Nelson Mail articles. It's not just humans moving to Nelson to take advantage of the sunny climate ... Kakapo happy on Codfish Island | Article from The Nelson Mail | … - Jan 3, 2009 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchKakapo happy on Codfish Island ... find The Nelson Mail articles. Six kakapo chicks captured the hearts of Nelsonians when the endangered chicks were ... Big crowd flocks to see kakapo | Article from The Nelson Mail |... - Jun 16, 2008 Pay-Per-View - Nelson Mail - HighBeam ResearchBig crowd flocks to see kakapo ... find The Nelson Mail articles. A chance to see one of the world's rarest bird species brought more than 5000 people to ... kakapo | Definition of kakapo | HighBeam.com: Online Dictionary - Jul 12, 2006 Pay-Per-View - Oxford American College Dictionary - HighBeam ResearchFind out what kakapo means: The Oxford American College Dictionary has the definition of kakapo. Research related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles ... Preview mit Pinguin Jasper - 05 Aug 2009 Hamburger AbendblattBis der kunterbunte Kakadu Kakapo auftaucht und seltsame Geschichten von fremden Welten und großen Schiffen erzählt, die den Ozean überqueren. Kakapo say farewell to city - Jul 10, 2009 Stuff.co.nzPRETTY POLLY: Two of the 26 kakapo chicks hand-reared in Invercargill this year after rimu fruit on Codfish Island (Whenua Hou), west of Stewart Island, World's Most Endangered Parrot Population Increasing - Jul 29, 2009 EcoWorldlyAs recently as 1995, there were only 50 known Kakapo still surviving. Relentless hunting by humans, widespread forest clearing, and the introduction of dogs Wild Vets - Aug 1, 2009 TVNZBut it will profile a group of wildlife vets whose work ranges from the recently publicised kakapo recovery on Codfish Island (just south of Stewart Island) Last Night's Television: The Bill, ITV1 - Jul 23, 2009 IndependentEver heard of the Kakapo? No? Well, it's a bird. You get them in New Zealand. They were there yonks ago, before anyone (or anything) else. Fry has whale of a time - Jul 16, 2009 WanderlustThey chose the kakapo in New Zealand, the aye-aye in Madagascar, the northern white rhino in Africa, the manatee in the Amazon, the Komodo dragon in Massey CT scanner fires up for first equine patient - Jul 30, 2009 HorsetalkIt has already scanned several patients in the New Zealand Wildlife Health Centre at the hospital, including kakapo and kiwi. Kakapo-Aufzuchtprogramm nimmt entscheidende Hürde - Jul 16, 2009 lifepr.de (Pressemitteilung)...(lifepr) Frankfurt am Main, 16.07.2009 - Das neuseeländische Kakapo Recovery Team hat die letzten vier Kakapo-Küken sicher zurück zu ihrem Geburtsort Whenua 13/07 | Goed nieuws voor vreemde vogel - Jul 13, 2009 LLiNKEr is hoop voor de kakapo, Nieuw Zeeland's meest bedreigde papegaai. De 100 nog levende kakapo's krijgen binnenkort gezelschap van 26 door de mens "Jasper und das Limonadenkomplott" - das Hörspiel bei Edel:Kids - Jul 16, 2009 BrandoraDoch eines Tages taucht ein kunterbunter Kakapo bei der Pinguinkolonie auf und erzählt seltsame Geschichten über fremde Welten, ein großes Schiff und die Eco Soundings: Fry helps the flightless kakapo bird - Mar 17, 2009 guardian.co.ukA kakapo chick, one of the world's most endangered birds. Photograph: Kakapo Recovery/PA Wire Is there nothing Stephen Fry can't do? Kakapo chicks crack the ton - Mar 11, 2009 Stuff.co.nzBundle of joy: Deidre Vercoe holds a two-week old kakapo chick, one of the newcomers that are delighting volunteers trying to save the birds. Kakapo population over 100 mark - Mar 10, 2009 Stuff.co.nzA long-running campaign to save the kakapo has hit a milestone with the population now confirmed at over 100, Conservation Minister Tim Groser said today. ONE NewsA baby kakapo just after being hatched - Mar 10, 2009 TVNZIt has been a particularly good breeding season and there are still 23 more eggs in nests so Kakapo could get a further boost. Birds in the News 164 - Mar 23, 2009 ScienceBlogsThe population of the flightless kakapo has surpassed 100 birds for the first time in decades. The milestone was reached this month after six chicks hatched Kakapo nareszcie skÅ‚adajÄ… jaja - Mar 19, 2009 DziennikOrnitolodzy z Nowej Zelandii ogÅ‚osili wÅ‚aÅ›nie, że sześć nowo wyklutych pisklÄ…t nielotów kakapo ma siÄ™ dobrze, a ich życiu nie zagraża niebezpieczeÅ„stwo. Brutprogramm hilft seltenen Kakapo-Papageien - Mar 11, 2009 sueddeutsche.deWellington (dpa) - Bevölkerungsexplosion bei einer der seltensten und fast ausgestorbenen Papageienarten: Die Kakapo in Neuseeland waren in jüngster Zeit so Kakapos take a step back from extinction - Mar 13, 2009 Times OnlineThe kakapo, a flightless parrot that lives on a southern New Zealand island, has increased its head count to 105 with the arrival of 14 chicks. Nový Zéland: PapouÅ¡ek Kakapo - Mar 11, 2009 Tiscali.czKakapo sovÃ, jeden z nejvzácnÄ›jÅ¡Ãch a již téměř vyhynulých druhů papouÅ¡ka, slavà na Novém Zélandu návrat, pÃÅ¡e dnes agentura DPA. Neuseeland kommt mit Rettung der seltenen Kakapos voran - Mar 20, 2009 "Dein Touristik Net"Neuseeland ist in seinen Bemühungen, die vom Aussterben bedrohte Papageienart Kakapo zu retten, einen weiteren Schritt vorangekommen: Innerhalb kürzester Defying a `death wish' - Mar 19, 2009 The Nelson Mail..."The same answer could be applied to the kakapo or the kiwi," Roger says. "It's part of the botanical diversity and the botanical jigsaw of the region and Suche News Kurs - Mar 12, 2009 Financial Times DeutschlandNeuseeländische Ornithologen können ihr Glück kaum fassen: Der Kakapo, eine vom Aussterben bedrohte Papageienart, ist gerade sehr fortpflanzungsfreudig. Last Chance to See by Douglas Adams, Mark Carwardine - Mar 15, 2009 PopMattersThe story of the kakapo, a flightless bird native to New Zealand, is very moving as the team search sadly for evidence of a creature that hasn’t been seen Neuseeland kommt mit Rettung der seltenen Kakapos voran - Mar 19, 2009 lifepr.de (Pressemitteilung)...(lifepr) Langen, 19.03.2009 - Neuseeland ist in seinen Bemühungen, die vom Aussterben bedrohte Papageienart Kakapo zu retten, einen weiteren Schritt New Constables graduate from Police College today - Mar 11, 2009 New Zealand Police...in isolation on various remote islands around New Zealand, monitoring our native and endangered species including tuatara, takahe, kiwi and kakapo. Kakapo back to nest after 21 years - Feb 7, 2009 Stuff.co.nz,By DEIDRE MUSSEN - Sunday Star Times | Sunday, 08 February 2009 A Momentous Waitangi Day on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island has seen a male kakapo rediscovered 21 Vet first to artificially inseminate a kakapo - Feb 14, 2009 The Southland Times,Having become the first person to artificially inseminate a kakapo, Dr Juan Blanco believes our native parrot has been well looked after by Kiwis humans BirdLife News-Bytes - Feb 16, 2009 BirdLife International,Kakapo found after 22 years - A miraculous find by a Kakapo Strigops habroptilus ranger boosts the Critically Endangered endemic parrot population to 91. Birds in the News 159 - Feb 9, 2009 ScienceBlogsA miraculous find by kakapo ranger Chris Birmingham boosts the critically endangered endemic parrot population to 91 and potentially adds important genetic Henry the Tuatara (Reptile) Becomes a Father at 111 - Jan 26, 2009 Associated Content,For instance, the world's only flightless parrot, the kakapo, makes its home exclusively in New Zealand. Sadly, there are only 90 of these magnificent birds Bizarre breeding behaviours - Feb 4, 2009 Scoop.co.nz (press release),The kakapo is a perfect example: a slow and extremely fussy breeder, with a high occurrence of infertility. With less than 100 birds left, the Department of Social Release: BroadSoft's Xtended Delivers on the Promise of ... - Jan 28, 2009 MSNBCBroadSoft's Xtended Marketplace showcases third-party applications from industry-leading companies, including Salesforce.com, PhoneTag, ACT!, Kakapo, Seeking out the world’s most evolutionarily unique and threatened ... - Feb 1, 2009 Mongabay.comWithout spoiling all the surprises, I’d have to say that the Asian crested ibis and its curious tar-like secretions, the nocturnal kakapo and its incredible Straying dolphin may be on its OE - Jan 30, 2009 Stuff.co.nz,..."It's almost like having a kakapo turning up in your backyard," department spokesman Peter Simpson said. It was a "real surprise" to see the small mammal in Rare dolphin visits Wellington Harbour - Jan 29, 2009 3 News NZ,..."It's almost like having a kakapo turning up in your backyard," he said. Mr Simpson said live Hector's dolphins had never before been seen in Wellington Unga rebeller pÃ¥ Ã¥rets Junior - Feb 16, 2009 Newsdesk (pressmeddelande),I Jasper: Journey to the End of the World möter vi pingvinen Jasper, som tillsammans med sin lillebror och flickan Emma är pÃ¥ jakt efter Kakapo-fÃ¥gelns ägg Wer zu viel zappelt, stirbt ganz schnell aus - Feb 1, 2009 FR-online.de,Dem Bellbird auf die Schliche zu kommen, könnte Artenschützern helfen, andere Arten wie den Kakapo und den Takahe zu retten. Von diesen Arten lebt der Kakapo voted Bird of the Year - Nov 6, 2008 Stuff.co.nz,TOP BIRD: The kakapo has won the vote for Bird of the Year, knocking the grey warbler off its perch. The kakapo has won the vote for Bird of the Year, Ancient kakapo dies despite three-hour op - Oct 29, 2008 Stuff.co.nz,By MICHAEL FIELD - Fairfax Media | Thursday, 30 October 2008 An endangered kakapo that may have been nearly 100 years old has died at Auckland Zoo despite a Poisoned kakapo fighting fit again - Oct 23, 2008 Stuff.co.nz,By MICHAEL FIELD - Fairfax Media | Friday, 24 October 2008 A kakapo suffering lead poisoning and on the edge of death has been saved by the Auckland Zoo. Rare kakapo dies ahead of return to wild - Oct 29, 2008 3 News NZ,A kakapo that had successfully been treated for lead poisoning has died a day before it was due to be returned to an island sanctuary. The male kakapo Lee Article addresses feeder fallout - Nov 13, 2008 MaineToday.com,The kakapo, a flightless parrot found only in New Zealand, provides an interesting example. The kakapo is an endangered species whose population declined to KAKAPO UPDATE - Oct 23, 2008 The BirdBrain Journal,The Kakapo is one of the rarest parrot species in the world, with only 91 known to exist. A native of New Zealand, the Kakapo is the only flightless and Lead-free Lee gets weight back - Oct 26, 2008 New Zealand Herald,Photo / Brett Phibbs A kakapo has slowly been nursed back to health at Auckland Zoo after his body weight nearly halved from lead poisoning. The male kakapo Rare parrot survives lead poisoning - Oct 25, 2008 United Press InternationalAUCKLAND, New Zealand, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- A kakapo, a member of one of the rarest bird species on Earth, is to be released into the wild after being treated Authorities call for rare domestic pigs to be destroyed - Oct 26, 2008 3 News NZ,Stewart Island is home to some of New Zealand's rarest native birds, including kiwi and kakapo. Authorities say that while they do not want to play the role Streaming Election Night Broadcast TV? - Oct 29, 2008 Slashdot...kakapo writes "A couple of years ago, we dumped our cable TV, and don't have much luck getting old-fashioned broadcast where we live. Birds in the News 151 - Nov 10, 2008 ScienceBlogsThe kakapo has won the vote for New Zealand's Bird of the Year, knocking the grey warbler off its perch. After month-long polling, the kakapo won Forest Birds in the News 149 - Oct 27, 2008 ScienceBlogsA kakapo, a member of one of the rarest bird species on Earth, is to be released into the wild after being treated for lead poisoning at a New Zealand zoo. Kakapo - Night Parrot - Sep 8, 2008 TVNZ,One of the oddest of these birds is the giant, flightless parrot, the Kakapo. Nocturnal and corpulent, it has a sad history - responding to a predator-free Calcium vital for survival of kakapo - Sep 12, 2008 The Dominion Post,Researchers hope a dose of calcium will help spice up the sex lives of the endangered kakapo. The rare birds' survival chances have not been helped by their Business answers conservation call - Sep 23, 2008 BirdLife International,The announcement that Rio Tinto Alcan has become BirdLife Species Champion for Kakapo was made today by HIH Princess Takamado (Honorary President of Geometric model could mean breakthrough in saving endangered kakapo - Aug 31, 2008 Massey News,A mathematical model used to assess the nutrient balance of the kakapo diet has the potential to help solve one of the main challenges to saving the Rare parrot needs the right feed to breed - Sep 10, 2008 New Scientist (subscription),Calcium is vital for bone growth, says Raubenheimer, and the kakapo have an "unusually large skeleton". The supplements may have been too protein-rich, Award-winning film-maker switches to radio - Sep 19, 2008 Otago Daily Times,During her time with the company, she has worked on documentaries including To Save the Kakapo, which won a merit award at the Missoula Wildlife Film Anthology unveils the science of New Zealand - Sep 3, 2008 New Zealand Herald,Contrast that with the wonderful conservationist accounts by Richard Henry of the kakapo and by Walter Mantell of the rediscovery of the takahe. DOC, Mitre 10 Lead Way Forward for Our Takahe - Sep 10, 2008 RedOrbit,For more information visit www.doc.govt.nz amy.milne@stl.co.nz WHAT'S ON Kakapo encounter What: Meet Sirocco, one of the 91 kakapo left in the world, Animals make it into our lounges - Sep 5, 2008 The Dominion Post,She's been bitten by a giant weta, cuddled a kakapo, held a baby New Zealand falcon, and clasped an albatross egg while it hatched. Meet the locals for Conservation Week - Sep 4, 2008 Southland Times,Other events happening in the Southland region include a Kakapo encounter on Ulva Island, planting for Otatara’s Bushy Point Restoration project and the Beim Kakapo versagt die Atkins-Diät - Sep 17, 2008 derStandard.at,Vielleicht, dachten sich Biologen, ist sie aber geeignet, einen der seltensten Vögel der Welt vor dem Aussterben zu bewahren: den Kakapo. Dieta Atkinsa nie dla kakapo - Sep 19, 2008 KopalniaWiedzy,Dieta Atkinsa od lat wzbudza kontrowersje, na pewno nie podpiszÄ… siÄ™ też pod niÄ… zagrożone wyginiÄ™ciem papugi kakapo z Nowej Zelandii. Czemu? Ohroženà papouÅ¡ci mÄ›li Å¡patnou dietu - Sep 17, 2008 ÄŒeský rozhlas,Vysokoproteinová dieta je možná vhodná pro lidi, ale úsilà o záchranu papoušů kakapo pÅ™ÃliÅ¡ nepomohla. Na Novém Zélandu pÅ™ežÃvá poslednÃch 91 papouÅ¡ků Brian Rudman: Auckland heritage deserves better champion than DoC - 14 Aug 2008 New Zealand Herald,In isthmus Auckland, it's been the lonely volunteers of the volcanic cones society who have saved our "kakapo" cones from the road builders and developers, Stoats cleared from Resolution Island - Aug 3, 2008 Wildlife Extra,Richard Henry transferred hundreds of threatened birds (mainly kiwi and kakapo) from the mainland to several Fiordland islands, including Resolution Island. DOC lays waste to Resolution stoats - Aug 7, 2008 The Southland Times,Kakapo, little spotted kiwi and other vulnerable birds like saddleback and kokako might be reintroduced to the island, once the department was confident It’sa love thing - Aug 13, 2008 Scoop.co.nz (press release),Gary has recently returned from the war and is dressed in army fatigues ‘like a kakapo’. He wrote a song that was too grim even for Nick Cave and he still Feathered Bloodhounds? - Jul 17, 2008 Science Magazine (subscription)By this logic, the most acute sense of smell in Steiger's menagerie belongs to the kakapo, a rare nocturnal parrot indigenous to New Zealand. Spotted kiwi have been reintroduced to New Zealand’s Fiordland - Aug 13, 2008 Wildlife Extra,In 1900 Richard Henry who was caretaker of Resolution Island - the world's first island sanctuary for birds - wrote "I think that the brown kiwi and kakapo Kiwi's nose among best - Jul 18, 2008 Stuff.co.nz,The researchers found that the kakapo, a nocturnal parrot, has 667 functional olfactory receptor genes and the brown kiwi has about 600, while an Australian 1990 Mazda RX-7 FC3S - Aug 5, 2008 Super Street MagazineIt's definitely a stiff ride, but it will take you to from Point A to Point B faster than you can say Kiwi Kakapo. Inside this FC is equally stunning as the Chalk one up for national poetry week - Jul 24, 2008 Auckland stuff.co.nz,...clearly enjoyed helping to write down the verses to his favourite poem, his mother’s composition titled the Kiwi and the Kakapo. Chalk up to enthusiasm - Jul 16, 2008 Aucklander,They are titled Kiwi and Kakapo, published last year in Poetry Pudding , and Tooth, published recently in the anthology Swings + Roundabouts: Poems about Podceňovaný ptaÄ?à Ä?ich - Jul 17, 2008 ÄŒeský rozhlas,NÄ›meÄ?tà vÄ›dci tyto geny hledali u vzácných noÄ?nÃch papouÅ¡ků kakapo, kteřà žijà na Novém Zélandu. Zjistili, že majà pÅ™ibližnÄ› 670 funkÄ?nÃch genů pro Ä?ichové NÃ¥ luktet den deg ogsÃ¥... - Aug 4, 2008 Norges Jeger- og Fiskerforbund,Den nattaktive papegøyearten Kakapo viste seg Ã¥ ha ca. (!) 667 virksomme luktreseptor-gener, men det har ikke redda den fra Ã¥ bli en trua art i heimlandet Birds Have Highly Developed Sense of Smell - Jul 16, 2008 RedOrbit,Proceedings of the Royal Society B, published 16.07.2008, doi:10.1098/rspb.2008.0607 Image Caption: The nocturnal Kakapo, one of the nine bird species in PtaÄ?à nosy nejsou k zahozenà - Jul 22, 2008 Lidovky.cz,Mezi prověřovanými ptáky vedl v bohatstvà funkÄ?nÃch genů pro Ä?ichové receptory novozélandský papouÅ¡ek sovà zvaný také kakapo. Ist der Geruchssinn bei Vögeln besser ausgeprägt als bislang gedacht? - Jul 21, 2008 ChemieOnline,Abb. 1: Der nachtaktive Kakapo - einer von neun untersuchten Vogelarten - erkennt vermutlich bestimmte Früchte am Geruch. Das Gleiche gilt auch für den Vögel können besser riechen als gedacht - Jul 17, 2008 Hamburger Abendblatt,Auch der nachtaktive Kakapo, eine sehr seltene und vom Aussterben bedrohte neuseeländische Papageien-Art, erkennt vermutlich bestimmte Früchte am Geruch. 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