The kākāpō population has reached a 75-year high due to a record breeding season.

Environment New Zealand BiodiversitySep 1, 2026score 0.493 posts · 3 replies across 2 instances

The thread discusses the record-breaking population growth of the kākāpō, a critically endangered flightless parrot in New Zealand. The increase is attributed to a record breeding season and the mass fruiting of a native tree.

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Parent: Wildlife ConservationEntity: KākāpōSub-entity: population growthImpact: positiveDate: Sep 1, 2026 - Sep 2, 2026Target: kākāpō population growth

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“ The population of the world’s heaviest #parrot, the #kākāpō, has surpassed 300 birds for the first time in 75 years, after a record breeding season lead to 90 chicks hatched, triggered by the mass fruiting of a native New Zealand tree.”

Yay!!! 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/01/record-breeding-worlds-heaviest-parrot-nz-endangered-kakapo

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Cute news: the population of kakapo, New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, is now at a 75 year high. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/01/record-breeding-worlds-heaviest-parrot-nz-endangered-kakapo #nz #newzealand #environment #ecology #wildlife #wildlifeWednesday #birds #bird #animals #parrot #endangered #population #cute #goodnews

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Good news. 

"Kākāpō rising: 90 chicks swell population of the world’s heaviest parrot."

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/01/record-breeding-worlds-heaviest-parrot-nz-endangered-kakapo?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

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