For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was ...

For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was ...

New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

The title of Mr Bear New Zealand 2025 has been awarded to Luke Bird, who took the sash in an unforgettable night of celebration, community, and generosity. Luke competed alongside three other ...

Whangaroa hapū are celebrating ‘beating toxic mining’ after an Australian mining giant pulled out of plans to explore for ...

Department of Conservation (DOC) rangers say they are "cautiously optimistic" about this Summer's breeding season for New Zealand's rarest bird. Fewer than 40 tara iti, or New Zealand fairy terns, ...

Boast and a team of researchers, for example, are using fossilized dung to learn more about the diets of extinct flightless birds called moa that once roamed around New Zealand. Coprolites helped ...

An extremely rare bird of prey has been spotted soaring near the New Forest. Keen photographer and Daily Echo Camera Club member John Scamell captured a Hen Harrier flying over Lymington. One of the ...

An extremely rare bird of prey has been spotted soaring near the New Forest. Keen photographer and Daily Echo Camera Club member John Scamell captured a Hen Harrier flying over Lymington.

A Ross's gull, a rare bird species typically found ... rarity that makes it even more striking," Otte said. Bird watchers from Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado, Nebraska, Missouri, Wisconsin and ...

The Monash team found that breeding seasons with low birthrates resulted in a higher number of 'divorces,' with the birds not satisfied ... they may try to find a new partner for the next season ...