The story of the lost wonders of New Zealand’s natural history: the extinct species that are now gone forever. Lost Wonders also features some key species that are on the brink – critically endangered – and the efforts that are being made to save them for future generations.
Story by Sarah Ell. Illustrations by Phoebe Morris.
moa • piopio • huia • laughing owl • grayling • meriki • Hutton’s rail • Haast’s eagle • Chatham Island bellbird • bush wren • adzebill • Chatham Islands fernbird • Eyles’ harrier • greater short-tailed bat • Hawkins’ rail • kawekaweau • koreke • Lyall’s wren • moho • South Island snipe • whekau
These are just some of the lost wonders of Aotearoa. Here are their stories.
Read an interview with Sarah Ell about Lost Wonders for the Sapling.
