New University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka research shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future ...

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.

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

The Government will invest $30 million from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) to fund more than a dozen projects intended to bo ...

Clarification: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said the Government may consider a review of Destiny Church’s charitable status. The review would be a broader look at the charity sector as ...

For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was rediscovered living in one of the most remote corners of New Zealand’s frigid ...

A new variant of H5N1 bird flu, known as D1.1, has been detected in dairy cattle in Nevada. This marks the first time this strain has been found in cows, showing symptoms like coughing and sneezing.

THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- A new strain of bird flu has infected dairy cows in Nevada, marking the second time the virus has jumped from birds to cattle. This latest infection — ...

A new type of bird flu has been detected in dairy cattle in Nevada, according to the USDA. The strain is different from the version that has spread in U.S. herds since last year. Officials say ...

Yet another new strain of bird flu was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week in milk samples collected from dairy cows in Nevada. It is the first detection of this ...