Conservation

Unmanaged dogs injure or kill many native and critically endangered marine mammals and coastal birds every year in New Zealand, DOC says.

Horizons Regional Council has applied to import and release the bud-galling wasp to control the spread of an invasive acacia shrub. Audio

Marine mammals suffer several direct impacts of coastal development, in particular the development of ports. America-born scientist Deanna Clement's research has been a deep-dive into the lives of…

The Marlborough District Council says the adoption of a proposed biodiversity protection framework would see local authorities having to pick up some responsibilities currently under DOC's remit.

Pets will be allowed out for the first time in three months from a lockdown imposed to protect an endangered bird.

Protesters gathered today at Mt Messenger in northern Taranaki to try to stop the construction of a bypass.

Waikato Regional Council believes it is highly likely a human hand is involved in bringing a wallaby to a small town.

Brazil's police have made more arrests in an investigation into the murder of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira in the Amazon rainforest.

There are hopes new funding will help protect some of the country's biggest and oldest kauri trees.

The company that wants to mine the south Taranaki seabed is selling out to a foreign partner, while continuing the battle to win permission for the underwater prospecting.

It may seem like a friendly outing for an animal lover, but taking a domestic moggie on a walk about in one of our national parks could have catastrophic consequences.

A marine scientist says the impact of helicopter noise at Te Matuku marine reserve at Waiheke Island should be looked into.

Wallaby hunters are turning to helicopters, drones and thermal cameras in a bid to eradicate the pests from Otago.

Nelson's first marine reserves ranger is heading to Indonesia to study community involvement in managing large marine protected areas.