Tito Jackson, one of the brothers who made up the beloved pop group the Jackson 5, has died at age 70.
A hoiho or yellow-eyed penguin pictured has won New Zealand 's annual Bird of the Year vote on Sept 16, 2024. - APThe hoiho, or yellow-eyed penguin, won the country’s fiercely fought avian election on Monday , offering hope to supporters of the endangered bird that recognition from its victory might prompt a revival of the species.
This year, the number of votes cast represented 10% of the population of New Zealand - a country where nature is never far away and where a love of native birds is instilled in citizens from childhood. "This spotlight couldn’t have come at a better time. This iconic penguin is disappearing from mainland Aotearoa before our eyes,” Nicola Toki, chief executive of Forest & Bird - the organisation that runs the poll - said in a press release, using the Māori name for New Zealand. Despite intensive conservation efforts on land, she said, the birds drown in nets and sea and can't find enough food.
"I do feel like we were the scrappy underdog,” said Emily Bull, a spokesperson for the runner-up campaign, for the karure - a small,"goth” black robin only found on New Zealand’s Chatham Island. But the karure - which has performed a real-life comeback since the 1980s, with conservation efforts increasing the species from five birds to 250 - took second place overall.
"There’s been no international interference, even though that was actually a lot of fun,” she said, referring to Oliver’s high-profile campaign.
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