Zoo officials in Miami, Florida apologized after backlash when a video posted online showed zoo visitors petting a threatened kiwi bird from New Zealand in its "Kiwi Encounter" exhibit.

MIAMI -- 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 ...

the rarest of which is called a rowi kiwi. The species is endangered, with just several hundred birds remaining, according to the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Now, rangers have spotted ...

The kiwi bird was seen running to hide in a dark box. A zoo in the United States has apologised after a video showing visitors petting the kiwi under bright lights sparked outrage in New Zealand ...

(Forest & Bird started an annual Bird of the Year competition in 2005 to raise awareness for endangered native birds.) The pūteketeke got more than 290,000 votes, with the North Island brown kiwi ...

At a sanctuary on New Zealand’s North Island, the long-endangered flightless birds have ... New Zealand. Capturing a kiwi is more challenging than I expected. Despite standing just two feet ...

Rowi are the most endangered of the five species of kiwi, with less than 600 remaining in the wild within a small pocket of forest surrounding Okarito Lagoon, 27 kilometres north of Franz Josef.

“For $23.36USD, Miami Zoo will let you disrupt a nocturnal, endangered kiwi by forcing it into artificial lighting and allow you to touch it. I’m so upset about the welfare of this kiwi.

“For $ 23.36 USD, Miami Zoo will let you disrupt a nocturnal, endangered kiwi by forcing it into artificial lighting and allow you to touch it. I’m so upset about the welfare of this kiwi.