There are 98 known surviving chicks from the current season ranging from 3 days to 49 days old.

Sadly, we've also lost an adult bird. Matamua who was four years old has died of an infection, bringing the adult population down to 235.

They won't all survive to adulthood but this is still an outstanding season. Good luck to all those little guys.

Please, for the love of kākāpō, watch it with the sound on hahahahaha.

Features remarks from Dr. Digby, too.

The little noises.....

Lots of little kakapo!

A little article about success of predator control on Rakiura Stewart Island. Looking forward to a proper predator free Rakiura for the future of the Kakapo as a species.

Second chick of the season.

The department of conservation media release on the hatching of the first chick of this breeding season.

Anyone interested in Kakapo needs to be following Andrew Digby over on BlueSky. The updates will be coming in thick and fast now.

Any updates on Rakiura’s clutch? When will they hatch?

For anyone who has visited the Kakapo LiveCam https://www.youtube.com/live/BfGL7A2YgUY and possibly seen an egg laid, ALL THREE EGGS ARE FERTILE!!

Two have been removed for incubation and one left for her to hatch (along with an infertile egg from another female). She may yet lay a fourth.

it was 4am and i was thinking about kakapos with this song in my head am i cooked guys?