Department of Conservation - Great news for the kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet, as a new Jobs for Nature project aims to protect the critically endangered taonga species. 🌱 Trap setting, tracking tunnel monitoring
![Pukenui/Anchor Island proposed as next kākāriki karaka translocation site: Media release 10 August 2023 Pukenui/Anchor Island proposed as next kākāriki karaka translocation site: Media release 10 August 2023](https://www.doc.govt.nz/thumbs/hero/contentassets/b0bde15e6b2440609f19afbee9f7b323/kakariki-karaka-south-branch1920.jpg)
Pukenui/Anchor Island proposed as next kākāriki karaka translocation site: Media release 10 August 2023
![Bird in a blanket. An orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka being taken care of at Wildbase, Palmerston North : r/parrots Bird in a blanket. An orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka being taken care of at Wildbase, Palmerston North : r/parrots](https://i.redd.it/p04tdlt8cvy51.jpg)
Bird in a blanket. An orange-fronted parakeet/kākāriki karaka being taken care of at Wildbase, Palmerston North : r/parrots
Sirocco Kākāpō - Boom! This is a kākāriki karaka, New Zealand's rarest parakeet. Even though they're as rare as kākāpō, it's not for lack of trying. Orange-fronted parakeets can breed for 18
![Orange-fronted parakeets (Kākāriki Karaka) - one of New Zealand's most threatened endemic forest bird species. | Parakeet, Exotic birds, Pet birds Orange-fronted parakeets (Kākāriki Karaka) - one of New Zealand's most threatened endemic forest bird species. | Parakeet, Exotic birds, Pet birds](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/16/0f/ae/160faec89ad98111c4d6c34afa76b1f1.jpg)