The extinct flightless pigeon has captured imaginations for over 400 years. Experts and artists are now revealing how much we ...

“Some of those iconic species that feature in our tribal mythology, our storytelling, are very near and dear to us,” says ...

Since then, keepers have bred the birds in zoos until they can make a return to the wild. People typically think keeping animals in captivity can prevent them from going extinct, said Megan Laut ...

Along with Colossal Biosciences, the filmmaker is joining an indigenous-centered partnership to resurrect the 12-foot-tall ...

Humans once lived among enormous, wingless birds in New Zealand, but within a few hundred years of our species arrival, they ...

Colossal Biosciences, the startup that brought back the dire wolf, is now focusing on New Zealand's giant moa.

The distinctive northern bald ibis, hunted essentially to extinction by the 17th century, was revived by breeding and rewilding efforts over the last two decades. But the birds — known for their ...

There's hope for a rare bird that's been extinct in the wild for 40 years. ... (Sihek) eggs in almost 40 years in the wild," Owen exclaims. The Siheks' incubation period is about 21 to 23 days.

This bird species was extinct in Europe. Now it's back, ... brought the Central European population from zero to almost 300 since the start of their project in 2002. ...