Kakapos, which are reclusive and flightless and can live as long as humans, are found only in New Zealand. They feed on the fruit of the rimu tree.

"We are preparing for what might be the biggest breeding season since the program began 30 years ago," one conservationist said Getty Conservationists in New Zealand are more optimistic than ever ...

New Zealand's critically endangered flightless parrot, the kakapo, started breeding last week for the first time in four years, the government conservation department said. Only 236 of the rotund and ...