Our team on Whenua Hou have been changing #kakapo transmitters and finished yesterday with Esperance. Lovely photo by ranger Maddy Whittaker #parrots #fieldwork #conservation #wildlifephotography

Well worth 10 mins of your time: the struggle to save a critically endangered bird at the southern end of #NZ. And no, it isn’t #kakapo! Beautifully put together by students at University of Otago with help from the Southern NZ Dotterel Team at Department of Conservation. youtu.be/F8WoN43rhzM?si…

The second part of the #kakapo episode of the DOC “Sounds of Science” podcast is out now. Listen here doc.govt.nz/podcast #conservation #parrots #wildlife

Our team are braving adverse weather to change #kakapo transmitters on Anchor Island. Several birds have been roosting in holes - perhaps for better shelter (they also roost under vegetation and up trees). Here’s Waa underground - photo by Maddy Whittaker. #conservation #parrots

Tahu the #takahe had a lucky escape recently after wandering 40km from the Greenstone Valley. Bite marks on her foot showed that she’d escaped an encounter with a stoat or ferret before she was recaptured at Mavora Lakes. #conservation @NgāiTahu ngaitahu.iwi.nz/connect-2/conn…

Want the latest from the #kakapo world, like when we’re next expecting breeding, and how the birds in the newest population at Maungatautari are faring? Check out our latest newsletter: newsletters.doc.govt.nz/t/i-7FAFEAD70E… #conservation #parrots Pic: Dani Whitaker. @Maungatautari1

One #kakapo has got over the fence at Maungatautari in the last 3 months, but a new GPS unit meant we picked up Otepoti quickly. We’re still monitoring closely and working to understand how/why they’re escaping. Pic: DOC. #conservation #parrots @Maungatautari1

To mark the season we’re offering a new special edition #kakapo adoption: Solstice, who 27 years ago today was the last kākāpō discovered from the original population. Available until 21 July. Adoptions provide vital support for our #conservation work. doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakap…

#kakapo Madeline has been transferred to hospital after being found ill on Whenua Hou with a beak injury. She’s from the genetically important Fiordland lineage. Big thanks to the team at The Wildlife Hospital - Dunedin for their care. #conservation Pic: Lydia Uddstrom

It’s been a year since we introduced #kakapo to the fenced sanctuary at Maungatautari. Find out how it’s gone in the Our Changing World podcast by Claire Concannon at Our Changing World. Includes kākāpō encountering milk tankers! rnz.co.nz/national/progr… #conservation #parrots

How are we using #genomics to help save #kakapo? Find out here: rnz.co.nz/programmes/wha… RNZ GenomicsAotearoa Aotearoa Science Agency #conservation #parrots

We're moving #kakapo off one of their biggest islands. Why? #conservation #parrots #birds blog.doc.govt.nz/2024/08/29/con…

Want to work for the #kakapo and #takahe teams at the Department of Conservation? We're hiring an infrastructure ranger to support our work at some of the most beautiful and important #conservation sites in Aotearoa. #jobs careers.doc.govt.nz/jobtools/jncus…

It's early days, but the new #takahe population in the Greenstone has done well in its first year. All 28 founders are alive, and last year 7-10 chicks hatched. Breeding starts again soon, so we can't wait to see what happens this year! #conservation doc.govt.nz/news/media-rel…

Sad news from the #kakapo world: Ranger, a 5 year old male, has been found dead on Anchor Island. He appeared to have died in a tree fall during recent storms. A reminder that animals have accidents too. There are 246 kākāpō left. #conservation #parrots Pic: Jake Osborne

Moody skies across southern Fiordland today, en route to Anchor Island for #kakapo work. #conservation #fieldwork