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Next year - 2026 - could be the year that the kākāpō breeding programme takes such a big leap forward that conservationists can finally take a step back

Kākāpō numbers are so thin that all 327 of them have a name and a transmitter.

The funny little tree-climbing, owl-like parrot has had intensive management over the last several decades, and its numbers have come back from the brink to give conservationists hope.

And after a four year wait, they're preparing for what could be the biggest boom

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