Kākāpō need our urgent support. We are currently managing an aspergillosis outbreak affecting many of the kākāpō on Codfish Island / Whenua Hou. Detecting and treating birds with this potentially fatal disease is extremely difficult. Birds are flown by helicopter to mainland New Zealand for CT scans, and if affected face several months or more of intensive treatment.
You can help support this response by donating to the kākāpō aspergillosis fund. All funds will go directly toward managing the outbreak and researching the cause to reduce future impacts on this critically endangered species.
Donate online
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How your donation helps
$25 buys a kākāpō a month of pellets.
$50 buys a disease screen test.
$100 buys materials for an artificial nest box.
$250 buys a radio tracking aerial.
$1,000 buys a portable incubator.
$1,600 buys a radio-telemetry receiver.
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Donate by cheque
Kākāpō Recovery
C/- PO Box 743
Invercargill 9840
New Zealand
Need a donation receipt? See the note below.
Donate by direct credit
Deposit money directly into the Kākāpō Recovery bank account.
Use the following details:
Account name: Department of Conservation
Account number: 03-0049-0002808-00
Particulars: TST Kakapo
Code: Your surname
Remember to enter 'TST Kakapo' in the Particulars field – we may not receive your donation otherwise.
Need a donation receipt? See the note below.
Donate from America
If you're in the US, you can donate to Kākāpō Recovery through Global Wildlife Conservation.
Kākāpō Recovery is a fiscally sponsored program of Global Wildlife Conservation, a US non-profit 501(c)(3) organization (Tax ID 26-2887967), and all gifts are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.
Note: tax-deductible receipts temporarily unavailable
We're changing the way we receive donations. Since 1990, our friends at Forest & Bird have managed our incoming donations through the Threatened Species Trust. We've grown a lot over the years and the time has come to seek new avenues for donation management.
We'll get a new system up and running soon, but as anyone who works in conservation knows, good things take time. For now, donations will go directly to DOC. And because DOC is not a charitable entity, we're unable to provide tax-deductible receipts until the new system is ready.
We’d like to thank and acknowledge Forest & Bird for their hard work over the years. Through their long-standing involvement with the Threatened Species Trust, we’ve been able to receive hundreds of thousands of dollars directly towards saving kākāpō. And thank you to you, the donors. If you have any questions about the changes, don’t hesitate to get in touch: kakaporecovery@doc.govt.nz.
