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Jul. 13th, 2004 10:21 pmI have become fascinated with these unfortunate creatures:
http://www.kakaporecovery.org.nz/
Their mini-biographies are better than soap opera:
http://www.kakaporecovery.org.nz/kakapo/whakapapa.html
I remember them from Douglas Adams' Last Chance to See, and perhaps from some BBC wildlife documentary years ago. I am glad they are still alive. I am also struck to realise that one of the team working with them contributed to the incredibly implausible rescue of the black robin (whose plight I recall being described on John Craven's Newsround in the early 80s):
http://www.nzes.org.nz/nzje/free_issues/NZJEcol16_2_65.pdf
http://www.kakaporecovery.org.nz/
Their mini-biographies are better than soap opera:
http://www.kakaporecovery.org.nz/kakapo/whakapapa.html
I remember them from Douglas Adams' Last Chance to See, and perhaps from some BBC wildlife documentary years ago. I am glad they are still alive. I am also struck to realise that one of the team working with them contributed to the incredibly implausible rescue of the black robin (whose plight I recall being described on John Craven's Newsround in the early 80s):
http://www.nzes.org.nz/nzje/free_issues/NZJEcol16_2_65.pdf
