“For decades,” explained Worthy, “the extinction of New Zealand’s birds was viewed primarily through the lens of human ...

Learn more about the animals that were living inside the 'lost world' of this New Zealand cave.

Up to 50 percent of species—which included 12 bird species and 4 frog species—on Aotearoa’s North Island went extinct before ...

Deep beneath the rolling hills of New Zealand’s North Island, a long-sealed chamber has opened a window into a world that ...

Australian and New Zealand scientists have unearthed the remains of ancient wildlife in a cave near Waitomo on Aotearoa's ...

New Zealand's unique birds are at risk of extinction, like the kiwi. So the country is trying to eradicate the invasive species that prey on them.... To save its rare birds, New Zealand is relying on ...

New Zealand's rarest birds have seemingly come back from the dead. For decades, they were thought to be extinct until tiny populations were rediscovered, the holdouts that survived against the odds.

Pascale Lubbe currently receives funding from the Marsden Fund. Michael Knapp has received funding from The Royal Society of New Zealand (Rutherford Discovery Fellowship). Nic Rawlence receives ...

Like many student volunteers, the kids in the group Town Belt Kaitiaki look after their neighborhood parks — planting trees, weeding, clearing paths. But they also do something less common: ...