Kakapo news 2013 onwards

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Hix
 
Hix said:
My browser says that domain has been suspended.

:(

Hix
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Same thing has happened with other stories on this site (e.g. http://www.zoochat.com/65/sumatran-rhinos-borneo-314577/). Must be something weird happening with the site and maybe ISP?

Anyway, it worked for me, so here is the story (Wildlife Extra News - No Kakapo breeding this year due to cold weather

April 2013. Hopes for a successful breeding season for kakapo on Anchor Island were dashed prior to Christmas, following the discovery that, due to a particularly cold southern spring (Sounds familiar), the rimu fruit crop had been hit hard.

Codfish Island
With a similar scene playing out on Codfish Island - home to the main breeding population - there will be no additions to the current population of 125 kakapo. Females need to know there will be enough rimu fruit available to feed their chicks before they will mate - this year they showed very little interest at all.

New Zealand Deprartment of Conservation staff and volunteers spent the summer season monitoring birds and identifying their territories, maintaining the trapping network on the island and surrounding islands, and working on infrastructure in preparation for future seasons when rimu does ripen and breeding occurs.
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