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The ostrich, the emu, the penguin, the weka and many other flightless bird species still boast healthy numbers.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Wildlife officials safely returned the weka to its natural habitat, emphasizing the importance of preventing unintended animal transport.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Wildlife officials eventually arrived to rescue the weka from its own predicament.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
The harvest of weka is legal on some of the country’s surrounding islands.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 24 July 2024
Killing a weka can led to a penalty of up to 100,000 New Zealand dollars, or $59,000.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
This long isolation and the absence of mammalian predators means many native species are defenseless against attack – including flightless birds like the weka.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 24 July 2024
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Wildlife officials safely returned the weka to its natural habitat, emphasizing the importance of preventing unintended animal transport.
—Real-Time News Team, Miami Herald, 25 May 2025
Wildlife officials eventually arrived to rescue the weka from its own predicament.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 5 May 2025
The harvest of weka is legal on some of the country’s surrounding islands.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 24 July 2024
Killing a weka can led to a penalty of up to 100,000 New Zealand dollars, or $59,000.
—Victoria Bisset, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
This long isolation and the absence of mammalian predators means many native species are defenseless against attack – including flightless birds like the weka.
—Lex Harvey, CNN, 24 July 2024
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“Weka.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/weka. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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