Orokonui has recently launched a citizen science database for the public to report kaka sightings and to keep track of where their favourite kaka has been seen or heard. In August, 10 kaka were fitted with Lotek PinPoint GPS tags by Scott and Orokonui staff, supervised by two Christchurch Department of Conservation staff who work with kaka and other species with this kind of technology. This is quite different from the Kaka Database observations, which show kaka regularly visiting Doctors Point. While some of the older kaka barely leave Orokonui, some of the younger kaka explore the landscape more widely. To keep kaka safe outside the sanctuary, it is paramount that people do not feed the kaka.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 22, 2020 15:00 UTC