Department of Conservation kākāriki karaka operations manager Wayne Beggs told Morning Report the birds have been declared extinct in the past. "In about 1919 they were first declared extinct, and ...

A new study explains how a parakeet's brain helps it to mimic human words. By recording for the first time the brain activity of parakeets as they made sounds, a research team at NYU Grossman ...

A new wild kākāriki karaka/orange-fronted parakeet population is being established on Pukenui/Anchor Island, with 34 of the critically endangered birds being released. Pukenui/Anchor Island is ...