Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird ...

Declared extinct in 1898, the takahē is back in New Zealand's wild alpine valleys — and the bizarre sock puppet trick that saved it will genuinely surprise you.

WELLINGTON, July 15 (Reuters) - New Zealand reported its first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu after a migratory seabird ...

Takahe almost disappeared off the face of the earth, but a determined discovery half a century ago and dedicated conservation since has brought them back from the brink. Hunted by Maori and Europeans ...

Two flightless takahe were released at a New Zealand sanctuary in the latest effort to stop some of the world's rarest birds becoming extinct. The pair, Waitaa and Bendigo, sprinted out of their cages ...

Takahe is a flightless bird of nearly 50 centimetres in size The large flightless bird named Takahe thought to be extinct decades ago, has made a comeback to the forests of New Zealand's South Island, ...

Declared extinct in 1898, the South Island takahe, a vibrant blue-green bird, was rediscovered in New Zealand's Murchison Mountains decades later, thanks to intriguing footprints and calls. Dr.

The Department of Conservation hopes a takahe breeding programme on Maud Island in the Pelorous Sounds will prove successful this year. Maud Island is a predator-free scientific reserve owned by the ...

Two things you'll find in Golden Bay are horopito and takahe, and they're two things that father daughter duo Peter and Lucy Butler have put together. Peter Butler transitioned from a failing organic ...

Takahe were once widespread throughout New Zealand but have been brought to the brink of extinction by predators. Photo / Jason Dorday An endangered takahe chick is relishing extra love and attention ...