Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 12:40 
Mark Meredith, Don Peyton and Preston Warren, 11, greet the macaw after it flies down to the feeder for the first time. Shannon Kirshner/The State Journal-Register Two blue-and-gold macaw parrots that have been spotted on Goodwin Court will return to Carlinville if one man has his way.
Monday, March 9, 2009 at 12:00 
The less shy macaw decides to fly down to the birdfeeder for the first time. Image by Shannon KirshnerTropical birds may have belonged to Carlinville enthusiast, experts say
Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 3:48 
Sirocco the kakapo looks down on photographer Mike Bodie from his treetop perch. Photo: Department of ConservationA Momentous Waitangi Day on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island has seen a male kakapo rediscovered 21 years after vanishing and world-first artificial insemination using the sole surviving Fiordland kakapo.
Rangi's miraculous find by kakapo ranger Chris Birmingham boosts the critically endangered endemic parrot population to 91 and potentially adds important genetic diversity.
The flightless nocturnal bird was one of four male kakapo released on the 1400ha conservation sanctuary, near Stewart Island, in 1987 without a transmitter. He had not been seen since.
Strigops habroptilus - Kakapo | in Conservation Wednesday, March 4, 2009 at 9:31 
Though some are annoyed by the loud macaws on campus, others find them 'awesome'.With a flash of color and a resounding screech, macaws have taken this campus by surprise.
Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 14:32 
WELCOME TO THE WORLD: The first of two kakapo chicks to be born on Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) this year. One of the world's most endangered bird populations is on its way to reaching triple figures after the successful hatching of two chicks this week.
The latest additions born on the pest-free reserve Whenua Hou (Codfish Island) near Stewart Island bring the small population of kakapo to 93 and climbing.
More are expected to hatch in the coming weeks.
As well as the 25 confirmed fertile eggs yet to hatch, there are another eight still to be checked and seven more females ready to nest.
Kakapo recovery team leader Deidre Vercoe said the latest additions could be the descendants of Richard Henry, the only surviving kakapo from Fiordland.
Strigops habroptilus - Kakapo | in Conservation 
