 In 2012 , seven kakapo were transferred to Little Barrier Island , in an attempt to establish a successful breeding programme . Kakapo were last on the island in 1999 . 
 In 2012 , seven kakapo <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> transferred to Little Barrier Island , in an attempt to establish a successful breeding programme . Kakapo <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>were</mark></a> last on the island in 1999 . 
In 2012 , seven kakapo was transferred to lil Barrier Island , in an attempt to establish a successful breeding programme . Kakapo was last on the island in 1999 .