The endangered kakapo is a flightless bird native to New Zealand. Its population is growing, but its parasites have dwindled.

A parrot on the brink of extinction could thwart plans for an open cut coal mine expansion after records of the bird were ...

Researchers discovered that more than 80% of parasites detected in kākāpō poo prior to the 1990s are no longer present in ...

A study examining fossilized droppings reveals the kākāpō has faced a decline in the diversity of its parasites—and that ...

Since last being sighted in 1662, the dodo has become the symbol of extinction.

An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. In the mid-1990s, the kākāpō seemed destined for extinction. Only 51 individuals of ...

Chance of survival called 'laughably ludicrous' Last fall, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service planned to declare the bird, and 22 other species, extinct.

Conservationists are using unusual and innovative methods to reintroduce a parrot which had become extinct in Argentina for 150 years. The scarlett macaw (Ara Chloropterus) became extinct in the ...

(Bloomberg) — A rare parrot that lives at the gateway to Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has become the centerpiece of the country’s sustainable finance boom. We apologize, but this video has failed to ...

Conservation efforts have prevented the global extinction of at least 28 bird and mammal species since 1993, according to a new study. The international team of researchers found that between 21 ...