The Man-Eating Eagles of New Zealand From the Graveyard

Haast's eagle is one of the lesser known megafauna. Its unique diet and lifestyle in New Zealand represent one of the more interesting creatures from prehistoric times, and its downfall highlights the importance to protect keystone predators and fragile ecosystems in the face of the Anthropocene. 



*Note: Maori tools made out of eagle bone have been found, suggestive of direct eagle hunting.*



Resources/Additional Reading:

First Description by Julius Haast: https://books.google.com/books?id=Po42AQAAIAAJ&pg=PA193#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014QSRv..105..126P/abstract

https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/terror-of-the-forest/

https://www.nzbirds.com/birds/hokioi.html

http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_25/rsnz_25_00_004750.pdf

https://web.archive.org/web/20090325235703/http://www.notornis.org.nz/free_issues/Notornis_34-1987/Notornis_34_2.pdf

http://rsnz.natlib.govt.nz/volume/rsnz_10/rsnz_10_00_000530.html

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/1360

https://web.archive.org/web/20090228152921/http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/wildfacts/factfiles/3044.shtml

http://notornis.osnz.org.nz/system/files/Notornis_39_4_239.pdf

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1055790318306328?via%3Dihub

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC539324/

https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/topic/1360