Deep in the New Zealand forest, the booming thud of the kākāpō’s ancient mating ritual sounds more like a bass speaker than birdsong. What’s more, it risks falling silent forever. This sound comes ...

"We are preparing for what might be the biggest breeding season since the program began 30 years ago," one conservationist said Getty Conservationists in New Zealand are more optimistic than ever ...

With an adult population of only 236, the kākāpō—the world’s largest parrot—was teetering on the brink extinction. But this year, they have been mating at a record pace, and hatched almost 100 healthy ...