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orange-fronted parakeet conservation

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on orange-fronted parakeet conservation.

  1. NACHO, part of a breeding pair of the rare New Zealand kakariki karaka parakeets, has twice been declared extinct, only to be rediscovered. There are around 450 of the birds left, mainly in sanctuaries and predator-free islands but also in wild populations.

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    Two critically endangered orange-fronted parakeets in New Zealand have produced 55 chicks, boosting the species’ recovery and accounting for more than 10…

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