Just as the bald eagle represents freedom in the United States, the Kiwi bird is a symbol of national pride for the island nation of Aotearoa, or New Zealand. The name “kiwi” encompasses five distinct ...
Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia and Pacific island nations are the only countries that remain free of highly pathogenic avian ...
The yellow-eyed penguin could become extinct within two decades, says DOC, with the number of known nests dropping by 80 ...
New Zealand is a whale-stranding hotspot, with more than 5,000 episodes recorded since 1840, according to the Department of Conservation. The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on ...
On a busy comments page hosted by New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, devoted fans track the birds’ locations on an app, discuss significant moments and even create art inspired by the ...
They are often mistaken for pukeko swamp hens that are visibly thinner, according to New Zealand's Department of Conservation (Doc). The takahe breed only once a year, raising one to two chicks ...
At least 31 pilot whales have died after a mass stranding at a New Zealand beach known ... rescuer Dave Winterburn from the Department of Conservation told the BBC. "So we go through periods ...
New Zealand's conservation department said the spade-toothed whale was the "rarest whale in the world". The species was first described in 1874 from just a lower jaw and two teeth collected from ...
Some exposed pieces of the waka have already recovered from the site, with larger pieces expected to be uncovered. Photo / ...