<description>&lt;p&gt;Terry is an expert in all kinds of parrots, specifically kākā, kākāriki karaka/NZ parakeet and kākāpō.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He’s spent a lot of time catching and monitoring birds, studying them, and advising on the impacts of predator control on non-target species. Plus, he has some field stories that are so incredible, you’ll think he’s lying. At first, we thought he was lying.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;The audio at the beginning of the episode is the call of the North Island kākā&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;The music used is Let’s Get Down to Business by Cast of Characters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Transcript and shownotes available at &lt;a href="http://www.doc.govt.nz/podcast"&gt;www.doc.govt.nz/podcast&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description>

DOC Sounds of Science Podcast

Department of Conservation

32: Parrot patter

MAY 28, 202433 MIN
DOC Sounds of Science Podcast

32: Parrot patter

MAY 28, 202433 MIN

Description

<p>Terry is an expert in all kinds of parrots, specifically kākā, kākāriki karaka/NZ parakeet and kākāpō.</p><p>He’s spent a lot of time catching and monitoring birds, studying them, and advising on the impacts of predator control on non-target species. Plus, he has some field stories that are so incredible, you’ll think he’s lying. At first, we thought he was lying.</p><ul><li>The audio at the beginning of the episode is the call of the North Island kākā</li><li>The music used is Let’s Get Down to Business by Cast of Characters</li></ul><p>Transcript and shownotes available at <a href="http://www.doc.govt.nz/podcast">www.doc.govt.nz/podcast</a> </p>