Under the new leadership, BirdCare Aotearoa is actively pursuing high-impact grants and collaborative conservation ...

Study Reveals Ancient Flightless Birds Helped Spreading Colorful Native Fungi, Highlights Ecological Balance It is a finding that sounds like something out of a scientific whodunit. Still, it's real: ...

Bizarre birds like the Kakapo and Secretary bird are uniquely striking birds, making them the weirdest-looking birds in the ...

New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

Scientists can learn a lot about extinct animals by studying their footprints, bones and even teeth. But, while insightful, these artifacts don’t always paint a complete picture of an ancient creature ...

Renowned conservation artist Anna Gibbs is proud to present her first solo exhibition, South Island Songs, at Little River Gallery in Christchurch. Over a year in the making, Gibbs’ new collection ...

DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.

But, before the arrival of humans, New Zealand did not have any mammals ... But proving that the extinct birds ate and spread these native fungi appeared difficult—until scientists stumbled ...