Kākāriki karaka eggs flown from Nelson sanctuary to Christchurch to boost species recovery
Source: Radio New Zealand Sean McGrath / Department of Conservation Eggs from the country’s rarest parakeet, the kākāriki karaka, have been retrieved from a nest inside a Nelson sanctuary and flown to Christchurch in a bid to help the species recover. More than 100 kākāriki karaka, or orange-fronted parakeet, were translocated into Nelson’s Brook Waimārama … Read more