Feral and domestic cats are estimated to kill as many as 100 million birds every year in New Zealand. But that’s not all they ...
New Zealand’s annual bird election is contested by cheeky parrots, sweet songbirds and cute, puffball robins. This year’s winner was a mysterious falcon that wouldn’t think twice about eating them.
The flightless birds were decimated by invasive creatures that humans brought with them to the country In New Zealand, conservationists are looking at new ways to protect the country's native bird ...
Pascale Lubbe currently receives funding from the Marsden Fund. Michael Knapp has received funding from The Royal Society of New Zealand (Rutherford Discovery Fellowship). Nic Rawlence receives ...
Wellington, New Zealand (AP) – It’s noisy, smelly, shy – and New Zealand’s bird of the year. The hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday, offering ...
The kiwi is New Zealand's most iconic bird. Round and fuzzy, the bird is flightless and has a long beak that makes it adorable or awkward, depending on who you ask. New Zealanders are even known as ...
One of 11 kiwis returned to the wild outside Wellington gets a health check. The results: “Excellent,” says Paul Ward. Predators in the area have been reduced to the point where these birds have a ...