Kakapo are no longer believed to live on Stewart Island. Feral cats wiped out the population there. Because of predation by cats, dogs, stoats and rats on the mainland, all remaining kakapo have been moved to offshore islands. In 2014, they are now found only on Anchor Island, Codfish Island (Whenua Hou) and Little Barrier Island (Hauturu).
It is possible that there are still some remaining kakapo on far-flung sections of the island.
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