MEET THE KAKAPO

BY RUTVI

KNOW YOUR KAKAPO.

KNOW YOUR KAKAPO.

KAKAPO ARE A KIND OF PARROT -BUT ARE VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER PARROTS. FOR STARTERS KAKAPO DON’T FLY. THEY’RE ALSO NOCTURNAL, WHICH MEANS THE GO ABOUT THEY’RE BUSINESS AT NIGHT.

WHAT KAKAPO LOOK LIKE

WHAT KAKAPO LOOK LIKE

CUTE, CHEEKY, GREEN, WHISKERED THESE ARE SOME OF THE WAYS TO DESCRIBE KAKAPO.

WHERE THEY LIVE.

• KAKAPO HAVE BEEN BROUGHT FROM CODFISH ISLAND AND ANCHOR

ISLAND.

WHERE THEY LIVE.

WHATS ON THE MENU

WHATS ON THE MENU

KAKAPO ARE HERBIVORES. THEY’RE FAVORITE FOODS INCLUDE BERRIES,

FRUIT, NUT, SEEDS, LEAVES, TUSSOCK, GRASS, FERN ROOTS, MOSS, AND

SPECIAL MUESLI MADE BY THE NATIONAL KAKAPO TEAM.

THE NATIONAL KAKAPO TEAM

THE NATIONAL KAKAPO TEAM

THE NATIONAL KAKAPO TEAM WAS FORMED IN 1996.IT’S ROLE IS TO HELP SAVE THE KAKAPO FROM EXTINCTION..THEY THEN BEGAN MONITORING KAKAPO,USING SMALL RADIO TRANSMITTERS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE BIRDS’ LEGS.THE NATIONAL KAKAPO TEAM ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR GIVING THE BIRDS REGULAR CHECK UPS.

MOST IMPORTANT OF ALL THEY MAKE SURE KAKAPO GET THEIR MUESLI!

• www.kakaporecovery.org.nz

• www.kcc.org.nz/birds/kakapo

• www.kakapo.net

KAKAPO WEBSITES

• www.kakaporecovery.org.nz

• www.kcc.org.nz/birds/kakapo

• www.kakapo.net

• www.kakaporecovery.org.nz

• www.kcc.org.nz/birds/kakapo

• www.kakapo.net

DO YOU KNOWWHEN FULLY GROWN, MALE KAKAPO CAN BE MEASURE UP TO 60 CENTIMETERS.

FEMALE KAKAPO ARE SMALLER THEN MALE KAKAPO.

THE WORD “KAKAPO” IS MAORI FOR “NIGHT PARROT”

THERE ARE ONLY 86 KAKAPO LEFT

THE END

REMEMBER SAVE THE KAKAPO

TO FIND OUT MORE PLEASE SEARCH WEBSITES OR READ BOOKS