Whenua Hou. We need to find new suitable habitats for the growing population, which is a great problem to have." As of January 2023, the New Zealand Dept of Conservation site shows a population of . All known kakapo reside on four predator free islands Whenua Hou, Pukenui, Hauturu, Te Kakahu and Pearl Island. Founder kākāpō in 1995 (51) Names marked ‡ are of birds missing, presumed dead Names marked † are of birds deceased The kakapo founder birds are all of the kakapo individuals that were alive in 1995; Beginning of the Kākāpō Recovery Programme. Female Alice – first captured: 1981; Bella – first captured: 1982 Cyndy – first captured: 1987 Flossie – first captured: by 1982 Fuchsia – first captured: 1991; † Jane – first captured 1989 † Jean – first captured: 1981 Lisa – first captured: by August 1982 Maggie – first captured: March 1980 † Margaret-Maree – first captured: 1986 Nora – first captured: 1980 Ruth – first captured: 1991 Sandra - first captured 1992† Sarah – first captured 1989† Solstice – first captured: 21 June 1997; Sue – first captured: 1983 Suzanne – first captured 1989 Wendy – first captured:1982 Zephyr – hatched: 1981 Males Arab – first captured in 1980 † Barnard – first captured: 1982; † Basil – first captured 1989 Ben – † Bill – first captured: 1982 † Blades – first captured 1982 Bonus – Found in April 1984. Boss – first captured 1989 Dobbie – hatched: 1991; † Felix – first captured: 1989; † Gerry – † Gumboots – first captured: 1988, † Gunner –† Jimmy – † Joe – First captured: 1982 Ken – first captured: 1988 † Lee – † Lionel – first captured: 1981 † Luke – found in April 1982. Merv – found in January 1989. Nog – first captured: 1989 Ox – first captured: 1982 Piripi – caught in January 1990 † Ralph – first captured: 1987 Rangi – first captured: 1987 Richard Henry – first captured: 1975 † (Only known surviving Fiordland Kakapo to breed) Rob – † Sass – † Smoko – first captured: 1991† Stumpy – hatched: 1991 Waynebo † Whiskas – first captured: 1989 † Living kākāpō () The list below is not complete as it excludes most of the birds from the 2022 breeding season. As of February 2022, the names are in the process of being announced. Females Adelaide