CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The kakapo is a nocturnal, flightless bird native to New Zealand, and can live up to 90 years. They also carry the crown of being the heaviest parrot in the world, with females weighing 1.4 kilograms (roughly 3 pounds) and males reaching 2.2 kilograms.

Detailed explanation-2: -The kākāpō is a nocturnal, flightless parrot. And its strangeness doesn’t end there. It’s critically endangered and one of New Zealand’s unique treasures. There are only 249 kākāpō alive today.

Detailed explanation-3: -The kākāpō is critically-endangered; the total known adult population is 252 living individuals, all of which are named and tagged, confined to four small islands off the coast of New Zealand that have been cleared of predators.

Detailed explanation-4: -Today the parrots only exist on a handful of sanctuary islands, under close supervision. These are mostly near Stewart Island, Fiordland and Little Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kākāpō are one of the most endangered birds in the world, currently only surviving on beautiful predator-free islands including Whenua Hou, Pukenui, and Hauturu-O-Toi.