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Moa Extinction: How Humans Wiped Out New Zealand’s Giant Birds In Just 300 Years
New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human ...
Avian botulism the likely cause of more than 100 duck deaths near Napier waterways
Experts say it’s likely that more than 100 dead ducks found around creeks and streams near Prebensen Drive in Napier died of ...
As scientists work to resurrect extinct animals, a paleogeneticist warns species like moa need to be trademarked
It comes after an American bio-engineering company, Colossal Biosciences, told RNZ it’s interested in extinct New Zealand ...
Moa Went Extinct in Just 300 Years. Scientists Reveal Why
New research reveals that the extinction of New Zealand’s giant, flightless moa was inevitable after human arrival. Using ...
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From the Ice Age to now: How repeated invasions have shaped New Zealand bird life
Using mitogenome data from nearly all living and recently extinct New Zealand mainland bird species, researchers discovered many species associated with grass and shrubland, like pīhoihoi ...
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Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age—we're witnessing a similar process now
Our new research tracks how bird life responded to these changes—in particular how exotic species took advantage of the shifting landscapes to make New Zealand home. Native birds responded to ...
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Fish & Game New Zealand game bird licences on sale
Fish & Game has announced that game bird hunting licences for the 2025 season are now on sale. With the season fast ...
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H5N1 bird flu moves closer to Australia, New Zealand
The H5N1 virus that has wiped out millions of birds and tens of thousands of mammals ... HPAI H5N1 2.3.4.4b is moving ever closer to Australia and New Zealand, which currently remain free from ...
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Loss of forests brought new birds to NZ during the last Ice Age – we’re witnessing a similar process now
Pascale Lubbe currently receives funding from the Marsden Fund. Michael Knapp has received funding from The Royal Society of New Zealand (Rutherford Discovery Fellowship). Nic Rawlence receives ...
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Loss Of Forests Brought New Birds To NZ During The Last Ice Age – We’re Witnessing A Similar Process Now
Royal spoonbills are among several new species that have crossed the Tasman and naturalised in New Zealand. JJ Harrison/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA When people arrived on the shores of Aotearoa ...