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Sho - employed again! Started conversation Jul 15, 2004
A friend of mine from New Zealand posted me a link to a sad article about the Kakapo parrot.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,2969850a6000,00.html
It seems that a mystery bug has killed some females - which is not fun when you consider that there are less than 100 left. After it seemed to be going so well for them. Comparatively.
I like the way the article describes them as "the world's biggest parrots, weighing up to four kilograms. They are ground-dwellers, nocturnal and solitary."
Now it could just be me, but didn't Douglas Adams put it far more succinctly with "the world's fattest and least able to fly parrot"?
*makes mental note to read Last Chance to See again*
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Sho - employed again! Posted Jul 15, 2004
slightly better news arrived right after I posted that one
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/dominionpost/0,2106,2970864a6000,00.html
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Dark Side of the Goon Posted Jul 15, 2004
The Kakapo is my favourite parrot and it's good to see improved news on them.
I was worried. I still am. There aren't enough of them.
I too met the Kakapo through "Last Chance to See", which was possibly the best thing that Douglas wrote.
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Coniraya Posted Jul 15, 2004
Poor birdies.
It's a pity the huge flocks of green parrots around Esher can't be discovered by a natural predator. It is only a mtter of time before they cross the M25 and are flapping around here 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/3869815.stm
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