How is the Kakapo being saved?

In 1989 the Kakapo Recovery Group established a Kakapo recovery plan. The first action was to move all Kakapo to safe islands for them to breed. The islands chosen were Maud, Codfish, Anchor and Chalky. Kakapo only breed years when the Rimu trees produces protein rich fruit and seeds but there are other fruits seeds or nuts that can help Kakapo breed.

These are:

Apples
Sweet potato
Almonds
Brazil nuts
Sunflower seeds
Walnuts

When these foods were supplied not only did it help them breed the number of females born was equal to the males. This is unusual because usually there is more males born than females. Breeding more females is important because there is not many females and every male needs a mate.

The Kakapo Recovery Group carefully looks after every bird. Every one of the 86 kakapo has a name and a tag. The picture below shows a member of the recovery program working with a bird.