Believed to have existed since ancient times, the prehistoric Takahe birds of New Zealand have become a success story for conservation. The birds, which were declared extinct in 1898, have now begun ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. South Island takahe—a prehistoric-looking flightless bird ...

Takahe is a flightless bird of nearly 50 centimetres in size The large flightless bird named Takahe thought to be extinct decades ago, has made a comeback to the forests of New Zealand's South Island, ...

Department of Conservation (DOC) staff recently completed the first health check on a critically endangered takahë family, confirming that life at the Te Anau Wildlife Centre is certainly suiting Tawa ...

Have to say, it's a real thrill spotting a takahe in the wild for the very first time. Last week I accompanied DOC's seven-person biodiversity team from Takaka up on to the Gouland Downs in Kahurangi ...

The Department of Conservation hopes a takahe breeding programme on Maud Island in the Pelorous Sounds will prove successful this year. Maud Island is a predator-free scientific reserve owned by the ...

Two flightless takahe were released at a New Zealand sanctuary in the latest effort to stop some of the world's rarest birds becoming extinct. The pair, Waitaa and Bendigo, sprinted out of their cages ...

Bud, the resident takahe at Wairarapa’s Pukaha Mount Bruce wildlife centre, is lonesome no more following the introduction of two male buddies to his enclosure, visible from the centre’s popular café.

Takahe were once widespread throughout New Zealand but have been brought to the brink of extinction by predators. Photo / Jason Dorday An endangered takahe chick is relishing extra love and attention ...

A bird cull on a New Zealand island has been abruptly halted after marksmen killed four rare takahe, an endangered species with only 300 known to exist, officials have said. The deaths were "deeply ...