Hi, being from NZ I can tell you that Kakapo and Kea will never be made available to private owners. We are not allowed to catch or keep native birds of any kind, even if they are killed by a car (Tui often do swoop in front of vehicles). People like traditional Maori weavers have to have a special Department of Conservation dispensation to take native bird's feathers to weave in to ceremonial cloaks. We have a very strict wildlife policies and jail terms are not uncommon for people trying to smuggle birds out of NZ or capture them within NZ for any reason. The Kakapo breeding programme is making giant leaps forward, as are many other endangered species such as the korimako and the kokako. Special predator-free offshore islands are used for reestablishing populations. NZ does have very tough rules for native birds, but the Kakapo is our crown jewel, and the conservationists and bird specialists are doing an amazing job.
