Birds

Climate change splitting up albatross couples

New research shows climate change is making it more likely for the usually monogamous albatross to leave their lifelong partners.

Led by Dr Francesco Ventura, the…

Bat wins Bird of the Year 2021 by a landslide

Pekapeka-tou-roa, the long-tailed bat, has taken the title of Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau 2021

Made My Day: Bats swoop in to disrupt NZ’s Bird of the Year race

A bat is now a candidate in this year’s Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau/Bird of the Year race

This man has spent 40 years looking for a probably extinct bird

We ask him about his beloved hobby he calls a “bong fix”.

Stop fkn tapping on the glass of kiwi enclosures, you're making them stressed

Surprise, surprise: new research has found visitor noise outside kiwi enclosures is no good.