kakapo
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8 Species Driven Toward Extinction by Cats
It has been thousands of years since the first cats were domesticated, but we still don’t seem to have much control over them. Many people let their cats come and go as they please, perhaps forgetting — or not caring — that domestic cats kill billions of birds and mammals each year. Over half of…
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New Zealand’s Fat Endangered Parrots Are Finally Boning
It’s been the summer of love for kakapo parrots in New Zealand. Some of the most endangered birds on the planet spent the summer getting busy, and conservation scientists report that a record-long birth season has helped bolster the bird’s numbers.
