New Zealand's rarest birds have seemingly come back from the dead. For decades, they were thought to be extinct until tiny populations were rediscovered, the holdouts that survived against the odds.

WASHINGTON — Here at WUSA9 the environment matters to us, and we know that it matters to you too. According to the Smithsonian, up to a billion birds die annually in the U.S. from window collisions.

The kiwi is New Zealand's most iconic bird. Round and fuzzy, the bird is flightless and has a long beak that makes it adorable or awkward, depending on who you ask. New Zealanders are even known as ...