Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 23:42 
Collaborative study on BFDV found the potentially fatal parrot disease in red-fronted parakeets Researchers at the University of Canterbury have found two threatened native parrot species are at risk from Beak and Feather Disease Virus (BFDV), which has been discovered in the South Island for the first time.
Sunday, June 3, 2012 at 12:34 
WORTH PROTECTING: The Conservation Department says it has no intention of dropping its attempts to save the the kakapo.It might not be worth trying to save the kakapo, the critically endangered native bird that has been on the brink of extinction for decades, an Australian scientist says.
Strigops habroptilus - Kakapo | in Conflict, Conservation Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 15:46 A feisty young patient is set to be discharged from the Auckland Zoo vet centre tomorrow so she can begin her new life at pest-free sanctuary Little Barrier Island.
Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 12:16 
Whenua Hou/Codfish Island kakapo chicksKakapo Recovery has been given valuable hi-definition video footage - shot by an Emmy award-winning crew on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island - to edit and use to promote the programme.
Strigops habroptilus - Kakapo | in Conservation Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 23:01 
OUT FOR THE COUNT: Ten-year-old Rakiura will have to stay at Auckland Zoo until a new release date is set. A mystery illness has kept a kakapo grounded and prevented her from being released along with fellow parrots on pest-free Little Barrier Island.
Ten-year-old Rakiura was meant to be freed with seven other kakapo on Saturday, but a disease, which has caused lesions on the bird's backside, mean it will remain at the Auckland Zoo vet centre until a new release date is set.
The birds were released on Little Barrier, where they will remain for at least a decade, to see if they can survive without human help.
Strigops habroptilus - Kakapo | in At the Vet, Conservation, Disease 
