A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human ...

Paul Scofield, a project adviser and senior curator of natural history at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, ...

Colossal Biosciences announced an effort to genetically engineer living birds to resemble the extinct South Island giant moa ...

Discover the world's most amazing flightless birds—like ostriches, penguins, and emus. Learn why they can't fly and how ...

Colossal Biosciences, together with Maori partners, has revealed intentions to functionally bring back the moa – a massive, flightless bird that disappeared within 150 years after humans arrived in ...

Texas genetics engineering company Colossal Biosciences is teaming with filmmaker Peter Jackson and New Zealand experts to bring back another species.

To support learning and engagement, especially among younger generations, a bilingual lesson plan developed with the Science ...

Repeated invasions shape NZ's bird life Date: February 18, 2025 Source: University of Otago Summary: New esearch shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the ...

New Zealand has halted all poultry exports after confirming its first case of bird flu on an egg farm in the southern region of Otago. Exports of poultry products worth about NZ$190 million ($112 ...

By RNZ All poultry exports are on hold until New Zealand is free of the highly pathogenic ... 40,000 chickens are to be eradicated at Moeraki farm as a bird flu outbreak is contained. Menu Search.

A golden-eyed, endangered penguin has once again been named New Zealand's Bird of the Year after a competition involving bird costumes, craft beer and Dr. Jane Goodall.

The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of ...