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

I write about the world of biology. South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird endemic to New Zealand's rugged ... [+] landscapes—have become a shining beacon of conservation ...

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.