For 16 years, birds across New Zealand have battled each other in a gripping competition to be named Bird of the Year. But this year's front-runner is the native bat — a fact that has ruffled ...

We were after stoats, small carnivorous mammals introduced to New Zealand in the 1870s that are especially deadly to native birds. These animals are lean and lithe with kitten-like faces.

"Forest & Bird was stoked when Last Week Tonight with John Oliver asked to be a campaign manager for pūteketeke, an underappreciated New Zealand native bird that is 'nationally vulnerable' with ...

Plio‐Pleistocene Environmental Changes Drove the Settlement of Aotearoa New Zealand by Australian Open‐Habitat Bird Lineages. Molecular Ecology, 2025; 34 (4) DOI: 10.1111/mec.17648 ...

The group that resurrected the dire wolf species is looking to reestablish a giant bird with the backing of legendary filmmaker Peter Jackson.