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New Zealand's native birds evolved before the ascent of mammals and are vulnerable to predation by land predators introduced by human settlers. Getty Images The takahe have a cultural significance ...

A "prehistoric-looking" bird that was thought to be extinct, has now been released into the wild in its native home of New Zealand. ... Takahē are some of the rarest birds in the world.

However, takahē evolved without any native land mammals around them, so their population was able to flourish without any natural predators. Even with the Māori people hunting these birds, there ...

Motutapu Island is fast becoming a safe haven for rare native birds with the release yesterday of nine takahe on to the pest-free land. Menu Search Subscribe Sign In ...

The media report said that Waitaa and Bendigo joined an existing pair of takahe. New Zealand's native birds evolved before the ascent of mammals and are vulnerable to predation by land predators ...

Adult and chicks at Burwood Takahē Centre. Credit: Servane Kiss. Takahē have had their best breeding season on Te Motutapu a Taikehu (Motutapu) since breeding pairs were established at the site ...

Nine new Aucklanders arrived in the city on Sunday. They are takahe - one of New Zealand's rarest native birds - and were released on Motutapu, the safe pest-free island half an hour by ferry from ...

Takahē are flightless birds also native to New Zealand. “Historically thought to be extinct twice, there are now just over 500 throughout the country,” the Department of Conservation said in ...

A takahē chick has been hatched on pest free Motutapu, a further step in establishing the island as a key breeding site for the critically endangered native bird. The total takahē population ...

A "prehistoric-looking" bird that was thought to be extinct, has now been released into the wild in its native home of New Zealand.