Stay updated with breaking news from Steve Trewick. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
Takahe - the bird that came back from the dead
New research into the behaviour of tree wētā will enable better monitoring of the species without the need to kill them.
Six new alpine species of New Zealand’s most unusual and beloved insect — the weta — have been discovered, but it is a bittersweet victory, with another piece of research describing the threat global warming poses for their snowy mountain habitat. Weta belong to the same group of insects as crickets and grasshoppers, and there are between 70 and 100 species of weta endemic to New Zealand. They are wingless and nocturnal, and some, including the wetapunga, are among the heaviest insects in the world — comparable to the weight of a sparrow. Forests, grasslands, caves and alpine terrains ...
Global heating speeding up their decline as terrain of newly discovered alpine species disappears