The yellow-eyed penguin, or hoiho, has been crowned New Zealand’s Bird of the Year for 2024, securing 6,328 votes for its second win in the popular annual competition. The hoiho, considered the ...

Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre New Zealand has its fair share of iconic symbols, cementing its status of a very cool country ...

To reduce their impacts on native species, feral cats have been added to New Zealand's list of animals targeted for ...

The kiwi is New Zealand's most iconic bird. Round and fuzzy, the bird is flightless and has a long beak that makes it adorable or awkward, depending on who you ask. New Zealanders are even known as ...

New Zealand has announced plans to eradicate feral cats by 2050, as part of efforts to protect the country’s biodiversity.

A New Zealand news reporter filming a segment outside when she was struck in the face by a low-flying bird -- and the moment ...

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.

The country's Conservation Minister, Tama Potaka, claims all feral cats are predators, and that New Zealand should eradicate ...

Scientists can learn a lot about extinct animals by studying their footprints, bones and even teeth. But, while insightful, these artifacts don’t always paint a complete picture of an ancient creature ...