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PRO/AH/EDR> Aspergillosis, birds – New Zealand: endangered parrot
Aspergillosis -- New ZealandAn unprecedented disease outbreak has pushed the critically endangered kakapo, the world's fattest parrot, closer to extinction, New Zealand scientists said Thursday [13 Jun 2019]. One of the last kakapo populations on remote Codfish Island has been hit with a fungal respiratory disease called aspergillosis, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said.The DOC said 36 of the parrots were receiving treatment and 7 had died, including 2 adults -- a huge loss for a species that Read more [...]
