300 kākāpō on Earth, and every single one still heavier than your gym bag.
Kākāpō Comeback: 90 Chicks Push World's Heaviest Parrot Past 300
New Zealand's kākāpō population has passed 300 for the first time in 75 years, after a season that produced 90 chicks. The flightless nocturnal parrot, the world's heaviest, was down to roughly 50 birds in the 1990s. Conservation teams on predator-free offshore islands manage every known individual by name, and the milestone comes as the breeding programme continues its slow recovery.
Source: Kākāpō Comeback: 90 Chicks Push World's Heaviest Parrot Past 300 — r/UpliftingNews
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