Hoiho reproduce at a low rate, with only around 20% of fledglings expected to survive to adulthood. Photo / DoC Despite winning Bird of the Year in 2024, the hoiho, also known as the yellow-eyed ...

"We need to collectively increase our capacity to support the hoiho to regain their rightful place on our beaches and in our moana." They were coined 'the people's penguin' and won the Bird of The ...

The hoiho - or yellow-eyed penguin - is one of the rarest penguins in the world, with only 143 known nests on mainland New Zealand including on Stewart Island. DOC says that without a serious ...

“We need to collectively increase our capacity to support the hoiho to regain their rightful place on our beaches and in our moana.” They were coined ‘the people’s penguin’ and won the Bird of The ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including cattle that may have been reinfected. By Apoorva Mandavilli Apoorva ...

At the site of the Shropshire farm outbreak, the killing and disposal of a million egg-laying birds continues A person working on a farm has contracted the human version of avian flu. The UK ...

It’s winter, the snow is falling, you’re cold, and the birds outside your home are chilled – and hungry, too. What should you do for them? First, be aware that feeding wild creatures ...

Jan. 2, 2025 — Birds are the undisputed champions of epic travel -- but they are not the only long-haul fliers. A handful of bats are known to travel thousands of kilometers in continental ...

A child in San Francisco who had red eyes and a fever had a probable case of H5N1 bird flu, according to the city’s Department of Public Health. The case was caught by routine surveillance.

Tiny songbirds such as grosbeaks and warblers migrate thousands of miles, flying at night and resting during the day, to and from their wintering grounds—and unlike many larger birds ...