18 of world's rarest birds released to create new wild population in New Zealand
For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was ...
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New Zealand’s Bug Of The Year Is A “Living Fossil” That Turns Prey To Soup
New Zealand is well known for its Bird of the Year competition, which has seen winners ranging from a delightfully round, ...
From the Ice Age to now: How repeated invasions have shaped New Zealand bird life
New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future ...
Minister ‘pretty certain’ bird flu outbreak over, warns of further incursions
Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard is cautiously optimistic that a bird flu outbreak at an Otago farm has been stamped out, ...