• The kākāpō

  • Jul 14 2022
  • Length: 24 mins
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The kākāpō

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  • Is it an owl? Is it a parrot? Is it a moss chicken? It's all of the above!

    Join me as we explore everything that is the kākāpō, from their biology to their history, to what we’re doing to bring them back from the brink of extinction.

    Follow me on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter @fromthebrinkpod and @ecologykaty


    Thank you to BLAKE and the Department of Conservation for the opportunity to see these amazing birds, and to Sarah Manktelow for letting me shadow her chick check.

    If you want to learn more about the mighty kākāpō, check out Alison Ballance’s book “Kākāpō: Rescued from the brink of extinction” aka the kākāpō bible.

    Bird calls were either recorded by myself or used courtesy of the Department of Conservation New Zealand.

    The intro song was written by Anton Vlasov and sourced from pixabay.com

    The excerpt “Shagged by a rare parrot” is a part of the BBC’s ‘Last chance to see’ episode featuring Sirocco the kākāpō, linked below:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T1vfsHYiKY

    Beach sounds, footsteps, fire, and rat sounds sourced from pixabay.com

    Music other than the intro song was written by Ashot-Danielyan-Composer and Lesfm, sourced from pixabay.com

    The imagery was created using Canva
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