New Zealand Rare Birds Thought to Be Extinct Have Seemingly Come Back from the Dead amid AI-Assisted Preservation Efforts

New Zealand is turning to artificial intelligence to find new ways to protect incredibly rare species of birds that were once ...
Yahoo

Experts thrilled after spotting thought-to-be extinct bird in remote wilderness: 'Like finding a needle in a haystack'

An expert biodiversity ranger was called in to respond to a tip about a local bird species in New Zealand previously thought to be extinct, the Miami Herald reported. After multiple days of failed ...
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Major Storm in New Zealand Uncovers 1-Million-Year-Old Footprint of Giant Extinct Flightless Bird Moa

Extreme weather seldom brings good news. However, in 2022, a storm in New Zealand revealed to experts some interesting footprints, stated IFLScience. These prints provided researchers with more ...
USA Today

After dire wolf's return, Peter Jackson wants to bring back this New Zealand bird

Peter Jackson is best known for directing and producing movies such as The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films and "The Beatles: Get Back." Now, he's helping direct a project to resurrect ...
CNN

Giant, flightless bird is next target for de-extinction company Colossal Biosciences

A species of huge, flightless bird that once inhabited New Zealand disappeared around 600 years ago, shortly after human settlers first arrived on the country’s two main islands. Now, a Texas-based ...
AOL

This Giant Bird Went Extinct 600 Years Ago. Scientists Say They Can Resurrect It.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Only a few months after announcing the controversial “de-extinction” of the dire wolf, Colossal Biosciences has now set its sights on restoring the ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Peter Jackson Wants to Bring This 400-Pound Flightless Bird Back From Extinction

Along with Colossal Biosciences, the filmmaker is joining an indigenous-centered partnership to resurrect the 12-foot-tall moa, dead for centuries. By Degen Pener Deputy Editor Colossal Biosciences — ...
Science Daily

Repeated invasions shape NZ's bird life

New esearch shows Aotearoa has been increasingly accepting new bird species from around the world since the start of the Ice Age, offering clues into future migration patterns. New University of Otago ...
New York Post

12-foot bird has been gone for 600 years — now scientists want to ‘de-extinct’ it

The real big bird returns. A company that claims to have resurrected the dire wolf has unveiled plans to bring back the moa, a long-extinct bird that once towered over people. The company, Colossal ...

A tiny fossil suggests bowerbirds once lived in ancient New Zealand—new research

Most of our knowledge of New Zealand's prehistoric bird diversity comes from long-lost species with bones large enough to be ...
Rolling Stone

First They Brought Back Dire Wolves. Next Up Is the World’s Tallest Bird

Colossal Biosciences today announced their plans to bring back the tallest bird that ever lived, which has been extinct for nearly 600 years. The giant moa — a husky, wingless bird that could stand ...