5 Dec 2017

Kakapo death in Fiordland result of heat wave

From Morning Report, 8:25 am on 5 December 2017

In case anyone thinks those warnings are a bit over-dramatic, there was some sad news from Fiordland yesterday. A kakapo known as Blake died on Anchor Island in what's thought to be the first death of the giant native parrot from heat stress in more than two decades. Department of Conservation scientist Andrew Digby in Invercargill joins us.