An expert biodiversity ranger was called in to respond to a tip about a local bird species in New Zealand previously thought to be extinct, the Miami Herald reported. After multiple days of failed ...

A kiwi, New Zealand’s national bird, is at the center of an international controversy involving Zoo Miami. Wikimedia Commons A bird housed at Zoo Miami has made international headlines after media ...

The zoo apologized after online videos sparked outrage. Zoo Miami has apologized following an uproar over its treatment of a kiwi bird under its care. Footage emerged online showing Paōra, a male Kiwi ...

New Zealand’s national bird, the kiwi, has won Forest & Bird’s title of Bird of the Year for 2009. In a flying finish, this earth-bound bird winged its way to victory with 1586 votes, only taking the ...

A New Zealand hardware store has pulled a dog toy from its shelves following complaints that it is offensive to the country's national bird. Mitre 10, a New Zealand company in existence for nearly 50 ...

Its unusual biological characteristics make the flightless kiwi a unique kind of bird. Researchers have now sequenced the genetic code of this endangered species and have identified several sequence ...

New Zealand charity committed to saving the kiwi, Save the Kiwi, is calling for all New Zealanders to back our national bird in this year’s Bird of the Century campaign. Save the Kiwi executive ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Research linking New Zealand's diminutive kiwi with a giant extinct bird from Africa is prompting scientists to rethink how flightless birds evolved. A report published ...