Animals

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Why animals are turning up in odd places and thriving in unusual habitats. Wildlife writer Isabelle Groc and conservation biologist Brian Silliman on what is driving predators… Audio

 Organisation PETA has called for people to discard idioms that perpetuate violence against animals such as "kill two birds with one stone".  Audio

Two Auckland women have locked horns over the fate of a sickly goat, who was picked up from a roadside paddock amid concerns he was on death's door. Video, Audio

Researchers at the University of Florida have surveyed 962 women about their bed sharing situations.. ie with a human, a cat or a dog - and the differences in sleep quality. Audio

It was a relatively peaceful Guy Fawkes from a law enforcement perspective, but not so for Ros Rowe - a Hawkes Bay woman whose beloved horse Peaches died after developing a stress-related condition… Audio

While cosmetic animal testing is banned in New Zealand, and has been for the past 3 years, cosmetic products tested on animals elsewhere can still be bought here, and at the last count animal testing… Audio

Currently there are no regulations protecting the way the likes of military dogs and horses should be treated when they're used in action or once they return. The question of military animals' status… Audio, Gallery

A visiting animal behaviour expert says keeping a horse in a stable is the equivalent to making a person live in a broom cupboard. Debbie Busby is a UK expert on animal and human behaviour whose job… Audio

Vets say they're concerned over the growing anti-vaccine lobby among pet owners, and food fads such as raw and grain-free diets for animals are gaining popularity. British vets Danny Chambers and Zoe… Audio

We've had March of the Penguins, now there's swim of the penguins. New research reveals Fiordland penguins travel up to 7000 kilometres in eight weeks to find food before their moulting season begins… Audio

Dunedin's Wildlife Hospital says the issue of its long term funding must be addressed. The Wildlife Hospital, based at Otago Polytechnic is the only facility of its kind in the South Island, and… Audio, Gallery

We project human values on to other animals because we want to see ourselves reflected in them, says British zoologist Lucy Cooke. She talks to Jesse Mulligan about drunk moose, stoner sloths, basic… Video, Audio

Good news for animal lovers, bad news for haters - starting this week pets will be allowed on buses, trains and ferries in Wellington.  Audio

British naturalist and adventurer Steve Backshall has filmed dozens of shows for the BBC and National Geographic - shows that see him clinging to cliff faces, extreme kayaking and getting up close to… Audio

Many of us would love to have a dog, but can’t take on full-time ownership. Sarah Walker has set up the Dog Share Collective to connect people who love dogs with pooches that need a little more… Audio, Gallery

It's hot, and dry in plenty of places and that may be having an effect on one of our most loved birds - the kereru. After hearing about kereru being found on the ground... weak from starvation.. we… Audio