When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...

New esearch shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future migration patterns.

Boast and a team of researchers, for example, are using fossilized dung to learn more about the diets of extinct flightless birds called moa that once roamed around New Zealand. Coprolites helped ...

A count that year found the total New Zealand population of these rare birds had grown to 500. With these two populations reaching capacity, the Department of Conservation (DOC) announced on ...