Moa likely carried their heads forward, similar to a kiwi. They could lift their heads to graze among trees as well as vegetation lower down.
Māori knowledge and methods are increasingly being incorporated into New Zealand’s conservation practices. In this story, we meet researcher Dr ...
A look at some of the historical changes in New Zealand’s unique ecosystems and steps being undertaken to protect it. ...
An interdisciplinary team of conservation biologist Priscilla Wehi, mātauranga Māori and linguistics expert Tom Roa, computational biologist Murray Cox and ...
Researchers from Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research and Adelaide University in Australia have managed to extract ancient DNA from feathers belonging ...
New Zealand scientists are using fossilised moa poo (coprolites) to study the diets and habitats of the large flightless native ...
The most controversial feature of the New Zealand flora is the plethora of small-leaved trees and shrubs with wiry interlaced ...
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