Richard's Wild Work for kākāpō!

Welcome to #WildWork Wednesday! where we share stories of great conservation work being done by our zoo whānau and friends (this could be you!).

This week we catch up with Richard Jakob-Hoff, our Manager of Conservation Science and Research, to discuss his life-long commitment to caring for kākāpō.

Auckland Zoo is closely involved in kākāpō care, treatment and research, with our friends at Department of Conservation’s Kākāpō Recovery Programme, and Richard’s research has formed part of our Wild Work to help this unique and endangered species.

His first meeting with this rare parrot was when kākāpō chick Hoki hatched at Auckland Zoo in 1990, sparking a lifelong passion to learn more about and help the species. As Richard says “there’s no other bird like them in the world…and they’re part of what makes New Zealand, New Zealand!”

Learn more about Richard and his Wild Work at aucklandzoo.co.nz