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Dr Andrew Digby

@takapodigs

Conservation biologist for rare birds 🦜 #kakapo and #takahe scientist with the NZ Dept. of Conservation. Ex-astrophysicist. @digs.bsky.social 🦣 [email protected]

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4 years ago

juvenile Nora-3-B-19 was taken off Whenua Hou today for a CT scan at ⁦Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery⁩. Purely precautionary at this stage, following the death of Kuihi-3-B. This kākāpō is arguably the most genetically valuable produced this year. 2019

#kakapo juvenile Nora-3-B-19 was taken off Whenua Hou today for a CT scan at ⁦@WildbaseNZ⁩. Purely precautionary at this stage, following the death of Kuihi-3-B. This kākāpō is arguably the most genetically valuable produced this year. #kakapo2019 #conservation #parrots
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4 years ago

@redmarsrising Dr Andrew Digby Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery I believe it's because she was conceived by article insemination using rare Fiordland genes from Sirocco.

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4 years ago

Becky Bongos @redmarsrising Dr Andrew Digby Central Energy Trust Wildbase Recovery No,not Sirocco (who does not have Fiordland genes ) but Sinbad, who I believe has one or two distinct genetic variations from his siblings Gulliver and Kuia, making him extra special.

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