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Our Changing World for Thursday 12 March 2020

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  • Voice of the Kākāpō 5: Kākāpō sperm takes to the air

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    Andrew Digby with a kākāpō called Sinbad, who has important Fiordland genes.

    3:30 PM.The tally of infertile eggs is climbing and the kākāpō team is using artificial insemination - and a drone - to try and counter the problem, in part 5 of Voice of the Kākāpō. Read more Audio

  • Voice of the Kākāpō 6: Kākāpō chicks

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    In the bumper 2019 kākāpō breeding season the first chick hatched in late January and the final chick hatched in late April.

    3:30 PM.The kākāpō eggs are hatching, and chicks are being hand-reared or returned to their mother's nest ... but not every chick is thriving, in part 6 of Voice of the Kākāpō . Read more Audio

  • Previous Episode: Thursday, 5 March 2020
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