NZ's endangered parrots reach milestone

Updated August 19 2019 - 2:23pm, first published 2:19pm
A concerted scientific effort to rescue New Zealand's kakapo has increased the population to 200.
A concerted scientific effort to rescue New Zealand's kakapo has increased the population to 200.

The breeding programme for New Zealand's kakapo parrot has reached a milestone with the official population reaching 200 for the first time in more than seven decades.

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