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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Takahe chicks are being plucked from the safety of Mana and Maud islands and sent to Fiordland to boost a wild population under threat from stoats. Four birds were taken from the islands on Wednesday ...

There are around 300 colorful, flightless takahe birds left in the world, but thanks to a hunting snafu in New Zealand, there are now four fewer of the critically endangered species. New Zealand’s ...

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 ...