Deidre Vercoe, from the Kākāpō Recovery Programme, carries a precious kākāpō egg, in a small padded box, down to the 'egg room.' Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
Kākāpō eggs are on the move, as DOC rangers carry them carefully through the night forest to the ‘egg room’ where they can be safely incubated, in part 4 of Voice of the Kākāpō.
Meanwhile, on Anchor Island, the rain is falling.
Join Alison Ballance on an audio adventure through the biggest kākāpō breeding season on record.
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.
Holding a torch against a kākāpō egg reveals a developing embryo. Photo: RNZ / Alison Ballance
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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
