Last month we released #kakapo back onto mainland NZ for the first time in living memory. All four have just had a health check and are doing well. We’ll look to release more kākāpō to Maungatautari soon. Pic: Dani Whitaker #returnofthekakapo #parrots #conservation

Want to know more about last week’s historic #kakapo translocation to mainland NZ at Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari? Then check out our latest newsletter http://newsletters.doc.govt.nz/t/i-C75D8DBCE0BFB7FF2540EF23F30FEDED. Pic: Peter Drury for DOC. #conservation #returnofthekakapo

There are #kakapo living in the wild in the North Island of Aotearoa for the first time in a century. We released four into Maungatautari Sanctuary Mountain last week.
Over the coming years we'll assess whether this 3200 hectare fenced sanctuary could once again hold a breeding population. #conservation #returnofthekakapo https://www.doc.govt.nz/kakapo-translocation

#returnofthekakapo This is awesome news! Kakapo return to mainland NZ after forty years.
https://newsletters.doc.govt.nz/t/i-e-amhtjy-tkfudfjj-g/

An historic day for #kakapo #conservation today. We’re transferring four males to Maungatautari, a large fenced reserve in the North Island of NZ. For the first time in nearly 40 years kākāpō will back living on the mainland of Aotearoa. #returnofthekakapo