A member of the Capital Kiwi Project team changes the transmitter on a male kiwi in Wellington, New Zealand, on April 12, 2023. Mitre 10 pulled a kiwi dog toy following backlash from conservationists.

In recent days, footage of Miami Zoo’s paid encounters with Paora the kiwi went viral, showing the bird being handled and passed around for selfies in broad daylight and under bright lights ...

The footage sparked outcry among New Zealanders at home and abroad, who say the Kiwi, New Zealand's national bird, is being mistreated. Paōra was the first kiwi to hatch in Florida in 2019.

Kiwi, the flightless bird that are a national symbol of New Zealand, are sensitive to handling and bright light. "We have offended a nation," a zoo spokesperson said.

A US zoo has apologized after video showing a kiwi named Paora being handled by humans sparked outrage in New Zealand, where the species is the national bird. The protests began after video ...

Despite the bird being a beloved national symbol, few New Zealanders have seen one in the wild. However, numbers are rising again thanks to more than 90 community initiatives working nationwide to ...

The birds, which once numbered around 12 million in New Zealand, have seen their population plummet to just 68,000, according to the Save the Kiwi charity, and conservation efforts have raised ...

The treatment of a kiwi at a zoo in Miami sparked a social media furore in New Zealand and an intervention by the country’s Department of Conservation, leading the zoo to issue an apology ...

In recent days, footage of Miami Zoo’s paid encounters with Paora the kiwi went viral, showing the bird being handled and passed around for selfies in broad daylight and under bright lights ...

Zoo Miami has apologized following an uproar over its treatment of a kiwi bird under its care. Footage emerged online showing Paōra, a male Kiwi bird, being petted by guests at the zoo's ...