New Zealand's national icon, the kiwi, could face extinction within the next 20 to 30 years, unless more is done to protect our fragile, flightless bird. That's the grim warning from the New Zealand ...

Along the western coast of New Zealand’s south island, a “predator-free” forest has acted as an oasis for a rare species. Nick da Fonseca via Unsplash Just as the bald eagle represents freedom in the ...

TOKYO (AP) — Two types of New Zealand kiwi birds are a rare bright spot in a mostly grim assessment of global species at risk of extinction. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. When two massive volcanic eruptions blanketed New Zealand in ash, ...

New research has uncovered a potential partnership between Aotearoa New Zealand’s national icon, the brown kiwi, and growers, providing new insights into the flightless birds' behaviour in ...

Animal care staff at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) are mourning the loss of two kiwi who were found deceased in their habitat March 7 and 8. The male, Ngati Hine Tahi, and ...