Kea In Fiordland National Park - New Zealand

A kea (Nestor notabilis) with identification rings attached to the legs, which is released to the forest, sits on a car under the Gertrude saddle in Fiordland National Park, New Zealand on July 22, 2021. Currently endangered species Kea is a native New Zealand bird also known as the New Zealand mountain parrot - the only true alpine parrot in the world. For many years it was legal to hunt kea for a bounty, and between 1860 and 1970, humans killed at least 150,000. In 1971, bounty hunting was made illegal, and in 1986 kea became a protected species. According to estimates there are fewer than 5000 kea left in New Zealand. (Photo by Sanka Vidanagama/NurPhoto via Getty Images)