Animals

Packs of feral dogs have been causing heartbreaking stock losses throughout the Far North, and authorities are ill-equipped to deal with them.  Audio

After a mammoth journey with non-stop flying for more than eight days, flocks of Eastern bar-tailed godwits are finally arriving at the top of the South Island.

The birds have travelled more than… Audio

A pet shelter in Auckland for animals from abusive households says demand for their service has tripled since lockdown began.

Since opening just two months ago Pet Refuge is getting more and more… Video, Audio

A 30-million-year-old penguin fossil has been identified as a completely new species, 15 years after it was discovered by school kids.

Massey University researchers say the bird, while closely… Audio

A Northland farmer grappling with feral dogs attacking her stock has managed to catch one and fit it with a GPS collar.

The issue came to a head in July when more than a hundred stock were killed on… Audio

MIQ is doing a roaring trade at the moment but it is not the kind you might think. Auckland Zoo's three new lions are currently quarantining after coming here from Australia.

Twin sisters Aziza and… Video, Audio

New research finds over-breeding is causing some puppies' health to fail. The study from Sweden suggests some dogs carry a large amount of potentially harmful genes. Of those studied the Cavalier King… Audio

There's a big push on to save Dunedin's kākā population and locals are being called on to help.

RNZ podcast Our Changing World producer Claire Concannon visited the Orokonui Eco-sanctury. Audio

Competition is heating up to find out who will take the feathered crown as voting opens for the National Aquarium's Penguin of the Year.

Three kororā finalists will be announced on Thursday next… Audio

Pet food shortages have been exacerbated over lockdown, clearing out supermarket shelves faster than normal.

Global shipping challenges have led to less pet food in the aisles for some months, with… Audio

Get ready to 'look up' and join the Great Kererū Count.

The citizen science project is in its eighth and final year, finding out where the birds are living across the motu.

Māni Dunlop speaks to the… Audio

Professor Lindsay Matthews, from the University of Auckland, has been spending a lot of time toilet training the young - young cows, that is.

In a peer-reviewed study published today in Current… Audio

The boss of a New Plymouth vet clinic is being hailed as a conservation hero for being the go-to-guy for nursing injured native birds back to health.

DOC's Taranaki staff have awarded Rob Mills the… Video, Audio

After 10,000 years of inbreeding, Rakiura/Stewart Island kākāpō have been found to be in surprisingly good genetic health.

A major international study reveals the kākāpō have lost harmful mutations… Audio

Animal groomers who've just moved to Alert Level 2 are preparing for a busy few days as the furrier members of the family head in for a wee spruce up. Nathan Rarere spoke with Jim Westwood the owner… Audio

Panellists Amy Adams and Allan Blackman discuss shape shifting animals due to climate change, a poll that says New Zealanders care less about the issue, and drug treatment delays in the South Island.

If it sounds like a duck and walks like a duck...but what if it talks like a person?

A recording has been unearthed of an Australian musk duck imitating speech - specifically "you bloody fool" -… Audio

Now you might think you wouldn't want to make a swarm of bees angry, but it really depends on what you're after. New Australian research has found that the venom of an angry bee is more powerful than… Audio