Saving Kākāpō with fertility boosting rimu fruit

When it comes to hopelessly flawed reproductive strategies, Kākāpō top the list. In addition to fertility problems they only breed every 2-5 years, coinciding with mass fruiting of rimu trees. Scientists believe there might be hope for the critically-endangered native parrot by looking closer at this link. Nine to Noon talks to Dr Janet Pitman from Victoria University of Wellington who, along with Dr Simon Hinkley has been awarded a Te Pūtea Rangahau a arsden grant to investigate.