A small team of conservationists, biodiversity specialists and bird researchers has found that it is likely a third species ...

Two flightless takahe were released at a New Zealand sanctuary in the latest effort to stop some of the world's rarest birds becoming extinct. The pair, Waitaa and Bendigo, sprinted out of their ...

It’s already baffling how many incredible and strange creatures can be found on planet Earth, with there being well over 8 ...

About 12% of the endangered birds are on the verge of extinction. Birds like Kakapo and Snowy Owl need proper conservation ...

The South Island of New Zealand was once home to the extinct Haast's eagle, also called Hieraaetus moorei. Weighing about ...

Researchers have found New Zealand's endangered flightless birds are seeking refuge in the locations where six species of moa last lived before going extinct. An international team of researchers ...

The single feather was from the now extict New Zealand huia bird A single feather of the now extinct New Zealand huia bird has set a world record after being sold for NZD$46,521.50 ($28,417 ...

A very large collection of moas from New Zealand, including several type specimens and the original fragment of long bone that allowed Richard Owen to deduce the existence of these large extinct ...

In July, the Maori tribe Ngati Huia agreed to support the cloning of the Huia, an extinct bird that once flourished in New Zealand. The decision was made during a conference held in Hastings where ...

This now-extinct raptor once ruled New Zealand’s South Island ... over the rich history of the world’s most formidable birds of prey. Haast’s eagle: The world's biggest birds of prey ...