Dinosaurs may have passed on to owls their ability to stalk at night.
According to new findings, a small bird-like dinosaur's precise night vision and owl-like hearing helped it to hunt down prey in the dead of night....
Pirongia Forest Park’s kakako population is growing.
The kakako population in Waikato's Pirongia Forest Park is forecast to hit 60 this year, after the native bird vanished from the maunga in the...
Tiny ‘flying penguins’ under threat from invasive predators
More needs to be done to protect critically endangered Codfish Island / Whenua Hou diving petrels, researchers say. Whenua Hou diving petrel. Photo: DOC There...
Inquiries continuing into alleged killing of critically endangered gulls
The Department of Conservation says it is making good progress investigating a report of vehicles driving through a black-billed gull nesting colony in North Canterbury....
MPI testing penguins for viruses after mystery illness detroys chicks’ lungs
Yellow-eyed penguins are being tested for a novel virus after large numbers of chicks in the South Island died from a mysterious illness that destroys...
Attacks on kiwi prompts DOC warning to dog owners
Kiwi recently killed on the Coromandel Peninsula by dogs has prompted the Department of Conservation (DOC) to urge owners to take extreme care when in...
East coast campers warned not to disturb nesting birds
Campers and other beachgoers on the North Island's east coast are urged to be wary of nesting shorebirds in and around the Gisborne district. Department...
Kākāpō wins bird of the year for an unprecedented second time
The votes are in and the result is conclusive - the kākāpō has won bird of the year for an unprecedented second time. Stella-2-B is...
Birds’ genetic secrets revealed in global DNA study
By Victoria Gill for the BBC Scientists have sequenced and recorded the genomes - the genetic make-up or "code of life" - of species from...
Mind the birds: Risk profile for bird strikes at some airports increasing
Two of New Zealand's three air force bases have the country's highest risk profiles for bird strikes on aircraft. Photo: NZDF Data collated by the...
Team successfully hand-rear Kākāriki karaka chicks
By Caleb Fotheringham Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre has successfully hand-reared five orange-fronted parakeets, a species that has been declared extinct twice; in 1919 and 1965....
While civil servants are owed arrears, House of Rep member gets N8.5m every month — aside salaries
Simon Karu, a member of the House of Representatives from Gombe state, says he and his colleagues receive a sum of about N9.3 million monthly....
Five foul-mouthed parrots separated at a British wildlife park after swearing at customers (photos)
A British zoo has been forced to separate five foul-mouthed parrots who wouldn't stop swearing at visitors after they encouraged each other to keep cursing....
20 million dollar fund to increase kiwi bird population to 100,000
Close to $20 million has been earmarked to aid plans to grow the kiwi bird population to 100,000 by 2030. Young kiwi bird. Photo: Supplied...
China suspends poultry imports from second US plant over COVID-19, industry group says
Image: Reuters The OK Foods plant is the second US poultry facility to be blocked because of an outbreak among employees, after Beijing suspended imports...
Rare protected falcon shot dead in Gisborne
The Department of Conservation (DOC) is investigating after a threatened and protected bird was shot dead in central Gisborne. File image of kārearea. Photo: Supplied...