Extreme volcanic activity and ocean acidification were responsible for the worst mass extinction in history, according to an international research team […]
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Second study confirms moa’s rapid extinction caused by early settlers
Even small human populations can wipe out big animal species, according to New Zealand research that suggests the moa extinction happened […]
Continue readingRestoring species no easy task
The goal of protecting threatened animal species in a pristine, untouched habitat is becoming “increasingly unobtainable” according to a new […]
Continue readingMaui’s dolphin extinction risk
A major international conference on marine mammals in Dunedin this week has focused attention on efforts to halt the extinction […]
Continue readingPacific bird extinctions decimated global biodiversity
Overhunting and deforestation by Pre-European settlers in the Pacific led to extensive loss of bird life, according to new estimates […]
Continue readingDiscovering all creatures great and small – not impossible
Naming ALL animal and plant species on earth is a realistic goal, claim researchers who estimate that all such life […]
Continue readingRadio NZ: Giant tortoises re-established on island
Giant tortoises have been successfully re-introduced to one of the Galapagos islands. The tortoises were at one point threatened with […]
Continue readingOceania’s potential extinction crisis
A new paper published by Australian and New Zealand researchers has thrown into stark relief the potential ecological crisis facing […]
Continue readingPenguin bones reveal long-lost species
The hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin, one of our most charismatic native species, was a stranger to New Zealand until just […]
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