The last five kakapo on Maud Island in the Marlborough Sounds will be flown to Chalky Island in Fiordland on Friday. (May 23) The island has been used as a safe haven for the critically endangered ...

If we told you there was a species of parrot in the world that can’t fly, would you believe us? We couldn’t believe it ourselves until we saw this wild YouTube video. Those cute little creatures are ...

Meet the kakapo—a chunky, moss-green parrot that looks like it waddled out of a fantasy novel and forgot how to fly. This New Zealand native carries one of the bird world's most tragic and oddly ...

AROUND THE breakfast table in our hut on Codfish Island, or Whenua Hou, the conversation invariably turns to sex. In particular, the nocturnal comings and goings of the residents of this remote isle: ...

Inside a hut on remote Whenua Hou/Codfish Island off the coast of New Zealand’s South Island, there’s a chart on the refrigerator depicting the future of a species. That species is the kakapo, an ...

The kakapo is a strange little bird. Native to New Zealand, this flightless parrot feels its way through the forest night with a set of modified, whisker-like feathers. And, as Last Chance to See made ...

When humans first settled in New Zealand in the 13th century, they found a wonderland of strange creatures—including a green, bumbling parrot with the face of an owl and the mien of an old gentleman.

The world's heaviest parrot was at risk of dying out completely, but thanks to the work of Maori tribe members and conservationists the kakapo population has now reached its highest number in over 40 ...

Rakiura the kakapo being held by vet nurse, Chelsea Dillon. Photo / Auckland Zoo A kakapo on the mend after a case of "crusty bum" will hopefully breed again to help boost the population of the ...