The 12-foot bird roamed the country for 4,000 years until they became extinct about 600 years ago, mainly because of overhunting.

Peter Jackson's three Lord of the Rings movies tare some of the greatest achievements in all of cinema. A blockbuster adaptation of an iconic fantasy epic, The Lord of the Rings movies are action ...

News / Life / Entertainment ‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New ...

<p>WASHINGTON — Filmmaker Peter Jackson owns one of the largest private collections of bones of an extinct New Zealand bird called the moa. His fascination with the flightless ostrich-like bird ...

Paul Scofield, a project adviser and senior curator of natural history at the Canterbury Museum in Christchurch, New Zealand, said he first met the “Lord of the Rings” director when he went to ...

'Lord of the Rings' director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand's lost moa Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual ...

Filmmaker Peter Jackson's fascination with a large extinct New Zealand bird has led to an unusual partnership with a biotech company known for its grand and controversial plans to bring back lost ...

‘Lord of the Rings’ director backs long shot de-extinction plan, starring New Zealand’s lost moa The moa had roamed New Zealand for 4,000 years until they became extinct around 600 years ago ...