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“[NZ] has built up something of a reputation for bringing endangered birds back from the brink of extinction,” the kakapo being a prime example. Armed with electric blankets, video monitoring equipment, and over 100 volunteer nest-minders, NZ conservationists have helped the green parrots to swell their numbers by 40% in 2002. The kakapo breeding program is housed on two predator-free islands off the southern coast.
