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Can kakapo become extinct

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

Yes. The kakapo could very easily become extinct. This bird, the world's only flightless parrot, is critically endangered, with a population that has fluctuated between 110 and 130 for the past decade or so. Measures are being taken to ensure the kakapo's survival; primarily, the removal of adult birds to offshore islands where they will be safe from introduced feral cats and the kiore, or Polynesian rat.

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