<p>Half of the chicks from this record-breaking kākāpō breeding season have fledged and left their nests for good, but are still being fed by their mums. The tally of living chicks has dropped to 92 with the death of a chick from Te Kākahu/Chalky Island. Veterinary advisor Lydia Uddstrom reports that a 4-year-old female is being treated for cloacitis, a mysterious infection with no known cause that has infected a number of birds in the past few years. Kākāpō rangers give potted histories and breeding season updates for nine birds that are part of a symbolic adoption programme.</p><p><strong><em>Send any Kākāpō Files questions and comments to [email protected].</em></strong></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>00:00 – Introduction<br/>01:00 – Vet Lydia Uddstrom with island news<br/>06:24 - Adult female Tōrua treated for cloacitis<br/>11:20 - Adoption birds<br/>13:22 - JEM breeding season update<br/>15:57 - Marama breeding season update<br/>18:14 - Waikawa breeding season update<br/>21:28 - Nora breeding season update<br/>24:24 - Bluster Murphy breeding season update<br/>27:05 - Sinbad breeding season update<br/>29:55 - Kuia breeding season update<br/>32:48 - Rahotu breeding season update<br/>35:05 - Rangi rediscovered<br/>37:50 - Closing credits</p><p><strong>Learn more:</strong></p><ul><li>Follow the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files">Kākāpō Files</a> podcast to keep up to date</li><li>Listen to the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/voice-of-the-kakapo">Voice of the Kākāpō series</a> for a recap of the 2019 breeding season</li><li>Also listen to the episodes covering the interim <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files/season-1/bonus-episode-2022-a-boomer-year-for-kakap">2022 breeding season</a>, and about how a few male kākāpō have fared in the North Island, in the fenced <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/kakapo-files/season-1/ocw-a-year-of-mainland-kakapo">Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari</a></li><li>For more New Zealand science and nature find and follow the <a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/ourchangingworld">Our Changing World</a> podcast, and subscribe to the show’s <a href="https://radionz.us6.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=211a938dcf3e634ba2427dde9&amp;id=81ad21bafe">monthly newsletter</a></li></ul><p><strong>Guests:</strong></p><ul><li>Kākāpō veterinary advisor, Lydia Uddstrom, <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/">Kākāpō Recovery Programme</a></li><li>Kākāpō ranger, Jess Wagner, <a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/our-work/kakapo-recovery/">Kākāpō Recovery Programme</a></li><li>Kākāpō ranger, Sarah Little</li><li>Kākāpō ranger, Theo Thompson</li></ul><p><strong>References:</strong>&#8230;</p><p><a href="https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild-sounds?share=0dcfa006-e3d0-449a-85a6-a7e8616d5968">Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details</a></p>