DOC has put an immediate halt to pukeko culling operations near threatened takahe populations after the discovery of four dead takahe on Motutapu Island in the Hauraki Gulf. An examination shows the ...

The Deerstalkers Association has apologised after some of its members shot four protected takahe during a pukeko cull on Motutapu Island. The hunters, contracted by the Department of Conservation, ...

ENDANGERED: Takahe look very similar to pukeko (inset). PHOTOS/FILE Four birds from a critically endangered species have been killed within a wildlife sanctuary on Motutapu by hunters who thought they ...

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 ...

A bird cull on a New Zealand island has been abruptly halted after marksmen killed four rare takahe, an endangered species with only 300 known to exist, officials have said. The deaths were "deeply ...

Veteran takahe Greg and his pukeko friend on Tiritiri Matangi. For Travel. Credit Jim Eagles The Department of Conservation has put an immediate halt to pukeko culling operations near threatened ...

New Zealand’s Department of Conservation announced Friday that it has stopped a bird-culling operation after hunters mistakenly killed four critically endangered Takahe birds on Motutapu Island. The ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Four critically endangered birds have been accidentally shot dead after hunters mistook them for a pest species that was being culled in ...

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 ...