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🌿 Environment
September 17, 2026 at 02:00 PM
New Zealand Welcomes a Record 90 Kakapo Chicks, Helping the World's Chunkiest Parrot Species Rebound From the Brink of Extinction
Source:
Smithsonian Magazine
New Zealand's unique Kakapo parrot species has seen a record 90 chicks hatch, boosting its population to 325 birds and bringing it back from the brink of extinction.
Kakapo
New Zealand
species recovery
conservation
endangered species
parrots