By Kristine Sabillo Conservation authorities and groups, along with Māori people, recently established a new population of the critically endangered kākāriki karaka, or orange-fronted parakeet, on a ...

New Zealand hosts unique flightless, nocturnal birds, evolved in isolation and adapted to predator-free conditions, symbolizing the country's rich biodiversity. The weka, a bold flightless rail ...

Recognised for its aggressive behaviour towards other bird species and its detrimental impact on biodiversity, the Myna bird is listed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN ...

The NZ Trust index has fallen below the global average. Image / 123rf Trust in New Zealand is fracturing before our eyes. The 2025 Acumen Edelman Trust Barometer reveals a society divided by mistrust.

“At the time of human arrival in New Zealand, you would be hard pressed to find room on the beaches, with fur seals on the rocky headlands, prehistoric sealions and elephant seals on the sand, and ...

In her watercolor triptych, Rosalie Haizlett celebrates the vibrant colors and details found in the feathers of common—and ...

Kobayashi and his colleagues christened the new therizinosaur, Duonychus tsogtbaatari. The genus name means “double claw”, ...

Among the new additions is the once abundant seabird, the little tern, which was often seen alongside seagulls, but has lost its foreshore habitat to development. There were dozens of lesser known ...

New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human arrival. A study published in Science of the Total Environment reveals that ...

The first case of the bird flu in a New Jersey cat was confirmed Friday by public health officials, who said the feline had to be humanely euthanized. A feral cat in Hunterdon County was found to ...

Hundreds of birds at a Queens live poultry market have succumbed to a new bird flu outbreak — less than two weeks after the shops were allowed to reopen as the virus runs rampant across the nation.