Moa extinction: Human colonization sealed fate of New Zealand's giants, study shows
New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...
10 extinct bird species that scientists are working to bring back
Innovative advances in DNA sequencing are making it possible to revive extinct bird species like the dodo, great auk, ...
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Extinct moa ate purple trufflelike fungi, fossil bird droppings reveal
DNA analysis reveals the big, flightless moa birds ate — and pooped out — 13 kinds of fungi, including ones crucial for New Zealand’s forest ecosystem.
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Human Settlement Led to Moa Extinction in New Zealand
New research has identified the extent to which human colonisation and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's giant flightless bird ...
Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now
When landscapes change, exotic species take advantage of new habitats. Such a pulse of colonisation coincided with the Ice ...
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Human Settlement Led to Extinction of New Zealand's Moa
New research has identified the extent to which human colonisation and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...
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Fossilized Poop Reveals How Extinct, Flightless Birds Helped Spread New Zealand’s Colorful Fungi
Boast and a team of researchers, for example, are using fossilized dung to learn more about the diets of extinct flightless birds called moa that once roamed around New Zealand. Coprolites helped ...
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Anja Murray: Irish species at risk of extinction
Ireland has already lost many species, especially as a result of rapid deforestation in the 1600 and 1700s, and persecution ...