Conservation

But they have found one tiger that was "slightly underweight" in their urgent assessment of the zoo.

A gorilla that died had suffered "a bacterial infection that had never before been known to science", an Orana Wildlife Park board member says.

Just three percent of tracking tunnels were visited by rats in the predator control zone, compared to 96 percent in non-treated areas.

A nature-knows-best approach is bringing birdsong back to a large block of protected private land in Wellington. Audio

A collection of freshwater gold clams were discovered after guests left a lodge in Ōwhango, in the central North Island.

Two plucky bird have wandered from their home, all the way to Upper Hutt. Audio

The Department of Conservation is working with mana whenua and scientists to come up with a plan. Audio

The hand-reared birds are endemic to the Marianas and their release into the jungles of Luta last month marked an important step towards achieving a self-sustaining population.

A bespoke trailer with an extendable canopy has successfully delivered Jabali the giraffe from Auckland to his new home in Hamilton. Audio

People are being urged to stop attempting to feed kea after five were killed on a on a popular stretch of road in Milford Sound.

Climate-change-induced sea level rise is happening. What will this mean for our low-lying wetlands? Will they get eroded away – releasing more carbon? Or will they grow at the same rate, and hold…

They're traditionally known as pests, but a new study has painted them in a surprising new light. Audio

Three more little blue penguins or kororā have been found dead due to suspected dog attacks.