There are only around 50 Norfolk Island morepork owls left on the planet – so the discovery of a pair of fluffy morepork owl chicks on the remote Australian island is amazing news for the species! The ...

Researchers say one of the world's rarest owl species has a chance at survival after a breakthrough discovery on a remote Australian island. The first Norfolk Island morepork owl chicks in more than a ...

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None of us like to get caught in the rain, and an adorable owl has summed up the emotion of an unwanted drenching in hilarious viral snaps of him having a bath. The morepork owl, also called Ruru, was ...

On a remote Australian island, two owl chicks have survived to fledglings, the first to do so in more than a decade. The Norfolk Island morepork owl has an estimated population of only 45-50, making ...

Morepork are thriving in predator eradication areas, despite worries ongoing poison methods may also put the small owl at risk. Research by University of Auckland student Elisabeth Fraser, and ...

A video of an owl dancing in front of a mirror after it was successfully raised by a New Zealand charity is proving to be a hit online. The video, featuring a New Zealand Morepork owl, shows the ...

Nelson's Mitre 10 Mega morepork has flown away, leaving a clutch of disappointed fans in its wake. News of the morepork nestled in the rafters and flying low over the checkout line generated huge ...

Recovery centre staff gave the native morepork owl (ruru) something akin to a spa treatment when they nursed it back to health after its misadventure with a parapara tree. A native owl (ruru) that got ...

The newborns are adding much-needed youthfulness to an ageing population. TWO MOREPORK OWL chicks have been found on Norfolk Island, marking the first of their kind to become fledglings in over 10 ...