Animals

More than 75 percent of indigenous reptile, bird, bat, and freshwater fish species groups are threatened with extinction or are at risk of becoming threatened, according to figures released today by… Audio

Staff and visitors of Hamilton Zoo were recently saddened by the loss of Mencari, the world's oldest Sumatran tiger. Mencari arrived at the zoo at 14 months old and lived for 23 years. Audio

NIWA has been called in to investigate increasing evidence of Snapper suffering from milky white flesh syndrome in the Hauraki Gulf.

A report from Biosecurity New Zealand, obtained by Newshub, says… Audio

Calls tonight for blanket ban on caged eggs. The animal welfare group, SAFE is delivering a petition with more than 30,000 signatures to Parliament this week.

Battery hen cages have been banned since… Video, Audio

NIWA scientists had to resort to some old-fashioned tools to help prevent unwanted koi carp from reaching Waitomo Caves.

There has been concern koi carp might get into the caves and threaten… Audio

Work is being done to put in place safe guards to protect Antarctic penguins from the current bird flu strain making its way around the world right now. Waikato University Professor Craig Cary talks… Audio

Wallace and panellists Raj Chakraborti and Jo McCarroll talk to Emergency department Doctor Natasha Duncan-Sutherland about the increasing number of dog attacks and what needs to be done to protect… Audio

Thousands of dead birds are washing up along the edges of a Waikato wetland as a disease spreads through populations.

Poor water quality has seen a deadly bacteria grow and infect birds, which become… Audio

Peripatus (aka velvet worms or ngaokeoke) are an ancient and fascinating native nocturnal crawling creature. This week in an Otago University fridge a group of peripatus had babies. Celebrating the… Audio

Residents in Auckland's eastern suburbs say they're increasingly frustrated at the number of roaming dogs. 

Animal control officers are patrolling Glen Innes proactively after a dog attacked a young… Audio

Birders are recording more kererū, piwakawaka, and tūī in their backyards each year, according to the garden bird survey.

Manaaki Whenua - landcare research - has been co-ordinating the mid-winter… Audio

News of the sudden liquidation of the Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary - and possible euthanasia of 15 big cats - is causing upset.

The park houses lions, tigers and a leopard. Sam Olley reports from Te Tai… Video, Audio

Welsh born, Matt Morgan is an intensive care doctor, researcher and author, currently working in Western Australia. Dr Morgan says we can look to nature to provide valuable lessons and solutions to… Audio

Lions, tigers and a leopard could be put down after the financial collapse of the Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary.

The private zoo in Whangārei is home to 15 big cats - that are all old - in their late teens… Audio

The Hastings community is getting tails wagging at an animal evacuation centre.

There are about 50 animals at the temporary HUHA shelter, including roughly 30 dogs.

People are coming in droves to… Audio

Vets are feeling the pressure as a shortage of staff is causing trouble across the industry, and it is heavily impacting staff in the emergency and shelter sector.

RNZ went behind the scenes at… Audio