New Zealand’s endangered kakapo parrot gets a big population boost

Posted on August 9, 2022 by firdaus

WELLINGTON, Aug 9 (Reuters) – The population of New Zealand’s kakapo, an endangered flightless parrot, has increased 25% in the last year to 252 birds following a good breeding season and success with artificial insemination, the conservation department said Tuesday. The kakapo have been nearly wiped out by introduced predators such as stoats as the…

Cryptoverse: Bitcoin beats the heat in a jumpin’ July

Posted on August 2, 2022 by firdaus

A representation of virtual currency bitcoin and a U.S. one dollar banknote are seen in front of a stock graph in this illustration taken January 8, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug 2 (Reuters) – It’s been a good month for bitcoin – and we haven’t said that…