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A long weekend away turned out to be better than expected for Andrea Hegan, who paddled alongside a number of orca whales near Kawau Island on Sunday.

Humanity has pushed the planet to the brink of a dinosaur-scale sixth mass extinction, a new study has warned.

The local council will consider putting up signs on a New Plymouth walkway following a seal attack on an elderly man, but the animal won't be shot unless necessary.

An elderly man attacked by a fur seal on the New Plymouth foreshore was in a serious condition last night.

The dedication and stamina of the worker ant were celebrated in Aesop's Fables - in contrast to the lazy, singing grasshopper.

Dame Jane Goodall, the celebrated ethologist considered the world's foremost expert on chimpanzees, will give a series of public talks in New Zealand next month.

Takahe are famous for one of the most dramatic comebacks in conservation history — but they're not out of the woods yet.

The owners of four dogs which attacked a 7-year-old Japanese girl in Murupara are seeking diversion.

Steam rises from a group of Kaimanawa horses during the biannual muster.

The police and SPCA have carried out a search of a Raglan property as part of an investigation into how the bodies of two cats ended up dead in rubbish bags.

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Department of Conservation staff are trying to work out how an endangered South Island kiwi came to be found dead in a North Island town.

Bro the Fiordland crested penguin is on his way home after being found eight months ago suffering an injury to his left leg on a beach in Australia.

A random act of kindness turned into a nightmare for a woman who had stopped to help a cat she had almost run over.

Courageous Kiwis put their bodies on the line going after quarry including wild pigs, stags and great whites. But in this country no form of hunting or fishing could possibly match the dangers faced long ago by sealers.

The more visitors within a five-metre radius of the koalas, the more vigilance behaviour koalas displayed, which puts them in an alert state.

Cats are cuter than babies and dogs when it comes to the popularity of videos, new research shows.

We take a look at balut and some other controversial food items to see if we should really be concerned.

The last remaining 55 of world's rarest species of dolphins could disappear within three decades if New Zealand doesn't act now, wildlife advocates say.

Thousands of sheep in Australia are believed to have died after eating a poisonous plant that makes them “bash their heads on posts and rocks until they crack open”.

Police had to be called after an Ashmore presented its owner with a 5g bag of cannabis.

Calls are being made to remove dissections from first-year courses as the killing of animals at universities comes under fresh scrutiny.

A Hawkes Bay farmer was ordered to pay $7000 to the SPCA and $529 in reparation following one of the worst cases of neglect an SPCA inspector said he had seen.