A 57-year-old fisherman who stepped into the shallows of the Adelaide River near Darwin took a fatal risk in some of the most densely populated crocodile waters.

Members of the public have helped to locate the owner of two dogs which fatally attacked a seal in Tairua on the Coromandel Peninsula on Monday.

My perception of bark collars is that they are a last resort when other less punishing methods of control have been tried, writes Sally Hibbard.

A rare golden lion tamarin and a male lion have died at zoos in Auckland and Wellington.

I was recently bitten by an off-the-leash Staffordshire bull terrier in my local park in Orewa.

While it might not yet be a plague, the rat population has exploded thanks to a warm start to the winter and a feast of beech mast seeds, pest controllers say.

Up to 500 rhinos are to be evacuated from Kruger National Park and taken to areas where they are less likely to fall prey to poachers, under plans announced by South African authorities.

You might have noticed recently that a plague of "selfies" with tigers appears to have overtaken mobile dating app Tinder (where users "swipe right" to indicate interest; left to reject).

Horses have more sense than many people realise, according to scientists who have shown the animals are able to communicate with one another by moving their eyes and ears.

Let's not get sidetracked over whether or not Housing New Zealand's dog ban failed.

When it comes to choosing a new pet, some people are opting for a beady eyed and scaly companion in preference to the traditional cat or dog.

11:They served in horrific conditions, and many of those that survived years of war were rewarded with a bullet.

With a face only a mother could love - a baby tuatara was captured on film as it hatched out of its egg at Victoria University of Wellington.

The battle against poachers is taking a grim toll on the people charged with protecting wild animals

For centuries they have faced suspicion, hostility and even death as a result of the bad luck they are said to carry with them.

I really like old American cars - I like how they look and how they sound but please don't ask me anything about their inner workings.

It's time the Govt got tough on the mongrels who choose to have dogs simply to intimidate and make a statement, not to love and care for and have as part of the family, writes Kerre McIvor.

An orbital sex mission by five Russian geckos has gone from lust in space to lost in space.

Remy the cat owes one of his nine lives to a popular neighbourhood tabby whose strong blood kept him alive.

New Zealanders want Maui’s and Hector’s dolphins protected, and are prepared to pay for it, according to a new report.

A dog who spent 30 hours trapped down a cold, four metre-deep hole was joined down there by her owner’s cat.