Kakapo (album) Kakapo (album) Kakapo is a studio album by the Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was released on September 14, 2016 by Oaken Palace Records as an LP. The album is dedicated to the kakapo, a critically endangered parrot of New Zealand, and all profits from the release will be donated to the Kakapo Recovery program. The recording has a drone element. A track called "Kakapo 2" later appeared on the album "Hanakisasage". "Kakapo" received a positive review by Gareth Watkin for Echoes and Dust. Kez Whelan of "Terrorizer" wrote that "Kakapo" is "one of his most hypnotic and focused efforts
Kakapo in the nest (and no available nest to move them to) they will be hand-reared by the Kakapo Recovery team. To monitor the kakapo population continuously, each bird is equipped with a radio transmitter. Every known kakapo, barring some young chicks, has been given a name by Kakapo Recovery Programme officials, and detailed data is gathered about every individual. GPS transmitters are also being trialled to provide more detailed data about the movement of individual birds and their habitat use. The signals also provide behavioural data, letting rangers gather information about mating and nesting remotely. Every individual kakapo receives an