
RARE Heroes: Alisha
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Meet Alisha Sherriff, caretaker to Sirocco, a kākāpō.
Alisha Sherriff is the caretaker to Sirocco, one of the 154 kākāpō left on the planet. Sirocco is the spokesbird for the rarest flightless bird in the world, has his own Twitter account (@spokesbird), and travels around New Zealand to meet his fans from around the world.
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RARE Heroes: Alisha
Clip: Episode 3 | 2m 22sVideo has Closed Captions
Alisha Sherriff is the caretaker to Sirocco, one of the 154 kākāpō left on the planet. Sirocco is the spokesbird for the rarest flightless bird in the world, has his own Twitter account (@spokesbird), and travels around New Zealand to meet his fans from around the world.
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