Takahē release in Rees Valley near Queenstown boosts wild population
A once-thought extinct native bird is now beating the odds, with a further release of 18 birds into the Rees Valley near ...
18 of world's rarest birds released to create wild population in New Zealand
For 50 years, experts thought it had gone the way of the dodo. But in 1948 a tiny population of flightless takahē was ...
New Zealand’s Tāhuna Glenorchy Achieves Dark Sky Sanctuary Status
New Zealand’s Tahuna Glenorchy has been officially certified a Dark Sky Sanctuary, marking it as the fifth International Dark Sky Sanctuary in the country.
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New Zealand's flightless birds are retreating to moa refuges
Researchers have found New Zealand's endangered flightless birds ... havens shelter many of today's persisting populations of takahē, weka and great spotted kiwi." "What's more, these ancient ...