Simon Willison
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I think that kakapoa parrots in New Zealand are going to have an outstanding breeding season.
The reason I think this is that the rimu trees are in fruit right now.
The kakapoa parrot, there's only 260 of them left.
They only breed if the rimu trees have a good fruiting.
The rimu trees have been terrible since 2019.
But this year, the rimu trees were all blooming.
There are researchers who think that all 87 females of breeding age might lay an egg.
And for a species with only 250 remaining parents, these are great parents.
It's, it's, it's the perfect, it's the only positive news I've heard.
Because if you've never heard of a kakapo, go and look them up.
Big, dumpy, green, flightless parrots.
The Capacor teams have very good online presence.