Kākāpō ( Strigops habroptilus) are large, flightless, nocturnal parrots with mottled green and yellow plumage that only breed ...

Correction: A previous version of this article described the kākāpō as almost blind. It has nocturnal vision. Originally ...

Like many student volunteers, the kids in the group Town Belt Kaitiaki look after their neighborhood parks — planting trees, weeding, clearing paths. But they also do something less common: ...

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 ...

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 ...

Colossal Biosciences, known for its de-extinction efforts with woolly mammoths and dodos, is now targeting the restoration of New Zealand’s giant moa. This move reignites debates within the scientific ...

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 ...

When you think of birds, you might imagine wings flapping silently against a blue sky. The kākāpō, however, lacks these ...

But other native animals such as bats, lizards, and invertebrates, are also particularly vulnerable, Hawkes Bay Regional Council says.

Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation project: eradicating the... New Zealand's bold plan to save endangered animals: ...