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This is what we like to see. 🤗 Hoping for many many more of these.

Kākāpō Cam: Rakiura the kākāpō – 2026 nest YouTube video by Department of Conservation

If anyone wants to see a livestream of a #kakapo on their nest, then Rakiura is back on her nest NOW. #kakapo2026 #conservation

www.youtube.com/live/BfGL7A2...

This is wonderful news. She's such a great mother. Do we know who the father is?

Yes. He's doing exactly what Putin wants him to do - destroy the influence of the US.

Three more #kakapo matings last night: Tumeke + Te Atapo on Whenua Hou, and Kotahitanga mated with both Marama and Kohengi on Anchor. Mating with different males substantially increases the likelihood of clutch fertility: peerj.com/articles/146.... Here's Te Atapo booming. #conservation #parrots

Hey! If you only got to have sex every 4th year you'd be pretty keen too!

A photo of a fridge door, showing kākāpō nest breeding and status as of 8/1/2026. Credit: Andrew Digby

It's started! The 2026 #kakapo breeding season is under way, with the first nest found on Whenua Hou today. Pearl is on two eggs. #conservation #parrots #birds

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YAY!!! This is so exciting.

Isn't that your job though? I hope they're paying you at least double time for working on Christmas.

I'm so sorry Larky. Hugs from across the world. ❤️

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild.

Sperm Whale
Orca
Three toed sloth
Kiwi
Koati

Saturday Sweetness. Photograph image by Daniel J. Cox. @danieljcox.bsky.social

I'm sexy and I know it!

An adult female kākāpō in an underground nest next to three eggs. Credit: Andrew Digby

Sad to report that we've lost another #kakapo, and a particularly significant one. Solstice was the last kākāpō rediscovered, found on Rakiura in 1997. She died on the weekend as a result of complications from the #disease cloacitis. There are now 237 kākāpō left. #conservation #parrots #birds

I'm so sorry. What a terrible loss😞💔

Babe would be a great nickname.

Ms. Chonky is highly offended!

Safe and content.

💔RIP Lisa, Tumanako and Whakakini.

Condolences to all who worked with them.

This is very upsetting. I'm clinging to the hope that the approaching breeding season will be a good one.

The US is providing the arms and the unwavering support. Without their backing this would be over.

I have been since the 1980s. I don't think anything will change until the US acquires a conscience.

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Thanks to Dunedin Wildlife Hospital ... and thanks and love to Kuihi.
The number count is sobering as always. Let's hope the new breeding season is a good one.

Kākāpō breeding season 2026 | After a four-year wait, the Kākāpō Recovery team is thrilled that breeding will return in 2026. Together with our Treaty Partner Ngāi Tahu and National Partner Meridian Energy, we’re preparin…

They're nocturnal, they're flightless and they're the world's heaviest parrot. Sadly they're also critically endangered with only 242 left.

With a new breeding season there's new hope.

blog.doc.govt.nz/2025/06/27/k...

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👀🚨 The largest shopping mall in Rongjiang County, Guizhou, China, along with its underground garages and basement, was severely flooded today following heavy rainfall.

Southwest China has suffered from torrential rains, causing severe flooding across the region.

👀 More video of the largest shopping mall in Rongjiang County, Guizhou, China, flooding today 😱

The belly is a trap.

My little Falconettes. 💕