Rare Birds
Kākāpō chicks growing up
5 Aug 2019
The kākāpō chicks are graduating to being juveniles and only seven birds are still sick with aspergillosis, in ep 23 of the Kākāpō Files. Audio
Goose Numbers Under Threat
26 Jul 2019
The number of Greenland White Fronted geese is plummeting despite the fact the birds are protected. On Islay, a remote Hebridean island, efforts are being made to find out why. Audio
Kākāpō - what genes can tell us
6 Oct 2016
A new genetic study shows that a once abundant kākāpō population declined in numbers and genetic diversity soon after stoats were introduced in the late 1800s. Audio
Dog hunts stoat in sanctuary where rare birds wiped out
18 Sep 2015
A Dunedin bird sanctuary is pulling out all stops to hunt a killer stoat which has wiped out a rare bird colony. Audio
Rimu Fruit And Kakapo Breeding
12 Feb 2009
Kakapo scientists explain of role rimu fruit in synchronising kakapo breeding and providing food for chicks. Audio