Kiwi are ratites. The closest relatives to today’s kiwi are the extinct elephant birds from Madagascar. They are also related to emus and cassowaries of Australia, and the extinct moa of New Zealand.
Kiwi marking skills include attaching bands or wing tags and inserting transponders. All avian marking in New Zealand is managed via the Bird Banding Office. How to become a certified bander has ...
In New Zealand, a notable conservation success story is unfolding as the once-lost takahē ... there has been a concerted push to reintroduce rare species into areas beyond the confines of protected ...
In the early to mid-1990s, Bill Hammond's distinctive zoomorphic paintings captured the attention of the New Zealand art scene. His artwork featured bird-human hybrids in various costumes and poses, ...