3 Mar 2020

Voice of the Kākāpō 3: Nest checks

From Kākāpō Files, 3:30 pm on 3 March 2020

Kākāpō breeding is in full swing after an early start, and DOC's Deidre Vercoe and Andrew Digby are checking to see if eggs are fertile, in part 3 of Voice of the Kākāpō

Join Alison Ballance on an audio adventure through the biggest kākāpō breeding season on record, and share the highs and lows as rangers check eggs.

Deidre Vercoe manages the Kākāpō Recovery Programme at the Department of Conservation.

Deidre Vercoe manages the Kākāpō Recovery Programme at the Department of Conservation. Photo: Andrew Digby / DOC

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If you would like to know more about kākāpō you can follow the Kākāpō Recovery Programme on Facebook and Instagram. Kākāpō scientist Andrew Digby is on Twitter. Or check out the book Kākāpō - rescued from the brink of extinction by Alison Ballance.

Listen to the full series

Voice of the Kākāpō 1: Kākāpō - night parrot

Voice of the Kākāpō 2: Whenua Hou, kākāpō island

Voice of the Kākāpō 3: Nest checks

Voice of the Kākāpō 4: Promise

Voice of the Kākāpō 5: Kākāpō sperm takes to the air

Voice of the Kākāpō 6: Kākāpō chicks

Voice of the Kākāpō 7: Dark days

Voice of the Kākāpō 8: Success