The population of the critically endangered kakāpō in New Zealand has reached a 75-year high due to successful breeding.

“ 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

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

Good news! "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 triggered by the mass fruiting of a native New Zealand tree." #Aotearoa https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/01/record-breeding-worlds-heaviest-parrot-nz-endangered-kakapo