New Zealand's rarest birds have seemingly come back from the dead. For decades, they were thought to be extinct until tiny populations were rediscovered, the holdouts that survived against the odds.

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 ...

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.

New Zealand's annual bird election, a contest filled with cheeky parrots, melodious songbirds and adorable puffball robins, was won this year by an unlikely candidate - a falcon known for its ...

You may wonder which came first, the Kiwi (fruit), the Kiwi (people), or the Kiwi (bird). Although a much-loved subtropical ...

Vanesa De Pietri receives funding from the the Royal Society Te Apārangi Marsden Fund. Paul Scofield receives funding from the Royal Society of New Zealand. Trevor H. Worthy received funding from the ...

The country’s Predator Free 2050 project, documented here by photographer Robin Hammond, has the bold aim to completely eradicate three species introduced to the island nation by humans: rats, stoats ...

A wildlife ranger in New Zealand filmed “rare footage” of a fight between a flightless bird and the country’s “largest reptile,” officials said. Photo from New Zealand’s Department of Conservation A ...