Could a more meaty diet make cats kill less wildlife?
Domestic cats appear to hunt less when their diets are richer in animal-sourced protein, according to a newly-released study out of the University of Exeter...
Dogs causing a nightmare for rare penguins
The Department of Conservation is reminding pet owners of their obligations after the recent death of a rare penguin on the West Coast. Two tawaki...
Turtle traps set up at Coromandel beach to capture abandoned pets
Waikato Regional Council is having to set up turtle traps as ponds at a Coromandel beach have became inundated with the animals. Photo: 123RF Biosecurity...
Inquiries continuing into alleged killing of critically endangered gulls
The Department of Conservation says it is making good progress investigating a report of vehicles driving through a black-billed gull nesting colony in North Canterbury....
MPI testing penguins for viruses after mystery illness detroys chicks’ lungs
Yellow-eyed penguins are being tested for a novel virus after large numbers of chicks in the South Island died from a mysterious illness that destroys...
Pete Bethune out of hospital: ‘It’s so good to be home’
Conservationist Pete Bethune is out of hospital and back on his ship, after being bitten by a highly venomous snake in Costa Rica. Photo: FACEBOOK/...
New species of bee discovered by Hebrew University
Hebrew U researchers provide new hope for bee habitat conservation amidst global decrease of bee populations. (photo credit: BELGIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY/ALAIN PAULY) A notable...
Attacks on kiwi prompts DOC warning to dog owners
Kiwi recently killed on the Coromandel Peninsula by dogs has prompted the Department of Conservation (DOC) to urge owners to take extreme care when in...
Hamilton Zoo welcomes baby chimp
Hamilton Zoo is celebrating a new addition to its chimpanzee troop - but the public can't inspect the new arrival yet. Sanda and her baby....
8.5-foot boa constrictor captured in Florida
A Florida wildlife control specialist shared video from the capture of an 8.5-foot boa constrictor found slithering loose.Scott Flavelle of Scott's Animal Services said...
Watch Two dogs rescued from septic tank in Florida
An animal services officer in Florida came to the rescue of two dogs that escaped from their owner's yard and ended up swimming in a...
Mad Research: Sleeping with a dog in bed is better than sharing the bed with your partner
A new research is claiming that sleeping with a dog in your bed is good and much better than sharing a bed with a human....
East coast campers warned not to disturb nesting birds
Campers and other beachgoers on the North Island's east coast are urged to be wary of nesting shorebirds in and around the Gisborne district. Department...
Animal rights group says zoo’s repatriation of elephants unpardonable
An animal rights group is dismayed Auckland Zoo is relocating its two elephants - Burma and Anjalee - overseas, saying it will cause the animals...
Police and DOC hunt vandals who invaded skink habitat and destroyed property
The Department of Conservation is appealing for information after four-wheel drivers put rare West Coast skinks at risk by driving over their habitat. The Alborns...
Auckland Zoo to rehome elephants after challenges in setting up herd
Auckland Zoo is rehoming its elephants - Burma and Anjalee - so they can live with a family herd. Asian elephants Burma and Anjalee will...
Leopard seal spotted along Taranaki coastline
Taranaki beachgoers are being warned to take care around a 1.8m-long leopard seal that has been spotted at several locations along the province's coastline over...
Weka could be the key to solve NZ’s pest problems
Could weka be a key to helping deal with NZ's pest problem? A new study shows weka eat rodents, rabbits and even stoats, helping to...
Kākāpō wins bird of the year for an unprecedented second time
The votes are in and the result is conclusive - the kākāpō has won bird of the year for an unprecedented second time. Stella-2-B is...
Birds’ genetic secrets revealed in global DNA study
By Victoria Gill for the BBC Scientists have sequenced and recorded the genomes - the genetic make-up or "code of life" - of species from...
Wildlife charity begins rescue mission after visitor secretly took pictures of a starving lion and dozens of underfed animals at a Zoo in Nigeria (Photos/Video)
A wildlife charity has begun a rescue mission to save the life of a severely malnourished male lion after a visitor discovered the starving lion and...
Dog dies after being ‘gang-raped’ and stabbed 30 times
A dog has died after she was "gang-raped" by several people in a bestiality attack that left her with 30 stab wounds. Distressing footage shows the...
A Dog’s Day Out in Gisborne
Every weekday morning two dozen Gisborne dogs wait eagerly for the rumble of a bus slowing at their gate. They're due for a pick up...
Mind the birds: Risk profile for bird strikes at some airports increasing
Two of New Zealand's three air force bases have the country's highest risk profiles for bird strikes on aircraft. Photo: NZDF Data collated by the...
Dolphin attacked by shark in first recorded incident in Israel
"Since here in Israel we had not yet identified a single dolphin with scars, it had led us to think that there are no -...
Marauding monkeys bring fear to historic Indian tourist haven
As coronavirus restrictions have eased, troops of monkeys have returned to Shimla to bully inhabitants and snatch grocery bags Money SHARMA AFP Thousands of monkeys...
Cat owner prosecuted after neglected dental care led to euthanasia
The SPCA says not many people are deliberately cruel to their animals, but it took a stand against an Auckland cat owner for failing to...
37 meter cat-shaped Nazca line discovered in Peru
While most Nazca lines were attributed to the Nazca culture, this cat geoglyph seems to be significantly older. Persian Sand Cat (Felis margarita thinobia) (photo...
Whales refloated in Coromandel
Most of the whales stuck in a mass stranding in an isolated northern Coromandel bay have been refloated. The stranded whales at Colville Bay on...
Auckland zoo’s spring baby boom
Auckland Zoo's most recent arrival is a baby girl baboon, adding to a clutch of new spring babies, including kiwi, otters, and a rhinoceros. Auckland...
Team successfully hand-rear Kākāriki karaka chicks
By Caleb Fotheringham Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre has successfully hand-reared five orange-fronted parakeets, a species that has been declared extinct twice; in 1919 and 1965....
While civil servants are owed arrears, House of Rep member gets N8.5m every month — aside salaries
Simon Karu, a member of the House of Representatives from Gombe state, says he and his colleagues receive a sum of about N9.3 million monthly....
Five foul-mouthed parrots separated at a British wildlife park after swearing at customers (photos)
A British zoo has been forced to separate five foul-mouthed parrots who wouldn't stop swearing at visitors after they encouraged each other to keep cursing....
Penguin of the Year 2020: who is in the running?
The Little Penguins at the National Aquarium in Napier are vying to become Penguin of the Year. Penguin of the year candidates from left, Martin,...
France to ban mink farms and wild animals in travelling circuses
France's dolphinariums will also no longer be able to breed or bring in new dolphins or killer whales LOIC VENANCE AFP/File France said Tuesday it...
Bacteria infection blamed for further elephant deaths in Zimbabwe
The latest elephant deaths in Zimbabwe come after scientists found that hundreds of specimens had succumbed to bacteria in Botswana's Okavango Delta. © AFP, National...
Mystery of ‘monstrous’ cats reignited in South Island
For more than 50 years the presence of wild puma-like cats in the South Island has been a keenly debated topic, but a Twizel-based DOC...
Ken the kea getting to know the neighbours in Nelson
He's not your usual Sunday morning visitor, but a cheeky kea has managed to let himself into a Nelson living room as part of his...
DSS agent killed in shoot-out with gunrunners in Plateau State
An officer of the Department of State Services in Plateau State, Barrister Muktar Modibbo, has been killed in a shoot-out with arms smugglers. It...
Life still precarious for pangolins despite Vietnam’s illegal trade crackdown
Head keeper Tran Van Truong gently takes a curled-up pangolin into his arms, comforting the shy creature rescued months earlier from traffickers in Vietnam Manan...
Crocodile attacks snorkeller off Australian island
A man is recovering in hospital after a crocodile attacked him while he was snorkelling off an island on Australia's Great Barrier Reef SAEED KHAN...
Rival to Shrek the sheep found in Gisborne
First there was the South Island Shrek who came to our attention in 2004 - now a rival has been found in Gisborne. She's finally...
70 pilot whales now returned to sea on Tasmania’s West Coast
Rescuers working to save the survivors of Australia's largest ever mass whale stranding say more than 70 animals have now been successfully returned to deeper...
Chile’s capital becomes hot spot for cougar sightings
A cougar cub was captured in a posh Santiago neighborhood near the foothills of the Andes mountains, National Zoo officials said, the latest in a...
Botswana identifies likely culprit of mass elephant die-off
This image provided on July 3, 2020 courtesy of the National Park Rescue charity shows the carcass of one of the many elephants which have...
Race to rescue animals as Brazilian wetlands burn
An injured jaguar sits on the bank of a river in the Panatal, the Brazlian tropical wetlands hit by massive fires Mauro Pimentel AFP Wildlife...
World failing to meet all biodiversity goals, says UN
A snow leopard in Kyrgyzstan. As few as 4,000 of the big cats could be left in the high mountains of Asia, according to the...
20 million dollar fund to increase kiwi bird population to 100,000
Close to $20 million has been earmarked to aid plans to grow the kiwi bird population to 100,000 by 2030. Young kiwi bird. Photo: Supplied...
T-rex skeleton could fetch record price at New York auction
The remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex named Stan will go on sale in New York Angela Weiss AFP The skeleton of a 40-foot (12-meter) dinosaur...
China suspends poultry imports from second US plant over COVID-19, industry group says
Image: Reuters The OK Foods plant is the second US poultry facility to be blocked because of an outbreak among employees, after Beijing suspended imports...