The project plans to use transmitters to monitor the two new kiwi chicks as well as any others that hatch. The flightless birds, which once numbered around 12 million in New Zealand, have seen ...

A zoo in Miami has apologized for offering an "encounter" in which zoo guests could physically touch a kiwi, the flightless bird that is a national symbol of New Zealand, after social media videos ...

The kiwi bird is so iconic because it has been an essential part of the culture and economy of New Zealand for a long time. The Kiwi is a flightless bird; because of this, it has evolved to have ...

The population of native flightless birds such as the kakapo and kiwi plummeted. The New Zealand Department of Conservation estimates that there are only about 70,000 wild kiwi left in the country.

The population of native flightless birds like the kakapo and kiwi plummeted. The Department of Conservation estimates there are only around 70,000 wild kiwi left in New Zealand. Despite the bird ...

The kiwi, New Zealand’s national bird ... Most remarkable is the way these flightless birds are being moved: by plane. After the hunt, I drove to Waikato Airport behind a van full of squeaking ...

Imagine a bird so shy and mysterious that most ... at the very heart of their national identity. The kiwi is more than just a fluffy, flightless creature wandering through the forests; it ...

while dog owners have been offered special courses to teach pets not to attack the flightless bird. With numbers climbing, Kiwi Coast co-ordinator Ngaire Sullivan said a specialist hospital was ...