Endangered kakapo parrot population reaches 325 in New Zealand after record baby boom
- 1, 2026, 9:17 AM EDTThere’s been a baby boom among one of the world’s most endangered parrot species — and officials in New Zealand are squawking about it.
- A record 90 chicks have been added to the count of the endangered kakapo parrot, bringing the population to a record 325 birds, the New Zealand Conservation Department said in a statement Tuesday.
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- 1, 2026, 9:17 AM EDTThere’s been a baby boom among one of the world’s most endangered parrot species — and officials in New Zealand are squawking about it.
- A record 90 chicks have been added to the count of the endangered kakapo parrot, bringing the population to a record 325 birds, the New Zealand Conservation Department said in a statement Tuesday.
Sources: NBC News