DOC celebrates breeding boom for endangered parakeets

Nacho and Trixie are Kakariki karaka, orange fronted parakeets, who've been a couple for two years at a private captive breeding facility in Christchurch. In that time they've produced 55 chicks, including 33 in this season alone. Wayne Beggs, Kakariki karaka recovery programme lead at the Department of Conservation spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

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