Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation ...

New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be ...

"They are very smart," said Claire Travers of the Whakatane Kiwi Trust, per NPR. "Very, very smart. I mean, a stoat can climb ...

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 ...

Royal spoonbills can be seen in several locations across the Wellington Region, including the Waikanae Estuary, Pāuatahanui Inlet, and Wairarapa Moana where more than 150 birds gather to breed at ...

Nic Rawlence receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand Marsden Fund. Alexander Verry does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that ...

To protect the native species, New Zealand has set a target to wipe out all invasive predators by 2050.

Sept 17 (Reuters) - The yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho, has been crowned New Zealand's Bird of the Year for 2024, securing 6,328 votes for its second win in the popular annual competition. The hoiho, ...

The Australasian crested grebe, or pūteketeke, won New Zealand's Bird of the Century contest with 290,000 votes. Bernard Spragg. NZ via Flickr The puking pūteketeke has won New Zealand’s “Bird of the ...

A shy penguin wins New Zealand's bird election after campaign filled with memes and tattoos - The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin won New Zealand's annual Bird of the Year vote, after a fierce contest ab ...