New research has confirmed that moa, New Zealand’s giant, flightless birds, went extinct within just 300 years of human arrival. A study published in Science of the Total Environment reveals that ...

Colossal Biosciences chief executive Ben Lamm said the company was interested in looking at New Zealand’s extinct bird species such as the moa in the future. “We’ve been very public about this.

When humans arrived in New Zealand they set about dramatic changes to the landscape, which in turn impacted birdlife.