Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As global bird populations face a severe crisis, a new conservation effort in New Zealand has brought a glimmer of hope. According ...

Can a species bounce back from being 'extinct in the wild'? The blue-winged macaw is showing how it can be done.

Good news for all those animal lovers out there: the New Zealand Department of Conservation claims that the kakapo parrot (also widely renowned as the world’s ‘fattest’ parrot species) has just ...

New Zealand’s critically endangerd kakapo parrot only breeds every few years. – Copyright AFP OMAR HAJ KADOUR New Zealand’s critically endangered flightless ...

The world's fattest parrot, the critically endangered kakapo, has enjoyed a record breaking breeding season, New Zealand scientists said Thursday, with climate change possibly aiding the species' ...

DNA evidence appears to have revealed an ancient parrot-breeding operation in the southwestern United States, a new study reports. A team of researchers from several U.S. universities analyzed ancient ...

Terry Fields’ house looks like any other East Texas home. The pier-and-beam building sits on around 2 acres of property in a small subdivision just outside of Lufkin. The back patio, complete with a ...