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Kākāpō in good genetic health despite inbreeding – Expert Reaction

Kākāpō in good genetic health despite inbreeding – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 09 September 202109 September 2021

Analysis of almost 50 kākāpō genomes has found the current population on Rakiura/Stewart Island is more in-bred – but shows […]

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Kakapo genomes to be sequenced in world first – In the News

In the News  |  Published: 15 March 201603 May 2017

The Kakapo 125 Genomes Project, launched yesterday, will provide detailed genetic information necessary to minimise the loss of kakapo genetic […]

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Smart spending for ‘flagship’ species – Expert reaction

Expert Reactions  |  Published: 25 March 201527 March 2015

Smart spending of private conservation funding for individual ‘charismatic’ species can significantly benefit other species, say the authors of a […]

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DoC defends kakapo against ecological triage

In the News  |  Published: 13 April 201115 April 2011

An Australian ecologist has suggested that efforts to prevent the extinction of the native kakapo should be abandoned in favour […]

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Media coverage: Key player in saving of kakapo dies

In the News  |  Published: 14 January 201114 January 2011

Richard Henry, the kakapo whose discovery in 1975 overturned the belief that kakapo had become extinct, has died. Henry, who […]

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Dom Post: Kakapo may have his wings clipped

In the News  |  Published: 16 April 201016 April 2010

Kiran Chug writes in the Dominion Post about concerns over whether Sirocco the kakapo should be allowed to continue his […]

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