There’s a rare sight to behold in New Zealand, that is, if you can find it. New Zealand’s yellow-eyed penguin continues to dwindle in numbers across the country. The endangered and shy yellow-eyed ...

The endangered yellow-eyed penguin is vanishing, and commercial fishing is likely to blame. Close to half of the island's breeding population, already tiny, has disappeared. The current numbers are ...

The yellow-eyed penguin—a rare species named for its distinctive band of golden feathers—has become one of New Zealand’s most prominent cultural icons (second to the kiwi, of course). Images of the ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Researchers studying a rare and endangered species of penguin have uncovered a previously unknown species that disappeared about 500 years ago. The research suggests that the ...

The yellow-eyed penguin could become extinct within two decades, says the Department of Conservation (DOC), with the number of known nests dropping by 80 percent over the past decade and a half. The ...

DUNEDIN, New Zealand - Only a keen-eyed observer can spot the rare yellow-eyed penguin in the impenetrable forest hills that hug New Zealand's South Island beaches. Native to this region, the birds ...

After two weeks of intense campaigning, New Zealand has crowned its 2019 bird of the year: the yellow-eyed penguin. Known as the hoiho in Māori, the bird was named victorious after a nail-biting final ...

Scientists have modeled factors driving mainland yellow-eyed penguin population decline and are calling for action to reduce regional threats. According to the researchers' prediction models, breeding ...