Important new genetic research reveals that New Zealand's bird of the year is actually three subspecies, and this could help ...

"There were no real options left. The staff and I are devastated," sanctuary operator Janette Vallance said in a statement ...

The West Coast Wildlife Centre has celebrated a special arrival for the second time in the 2025 kiwi hatching season.

Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary, which closed last weekend amid financial difficulties, said there were “no real options left” ...

The first pukunui/southern New Zealand dotterel chicks of the breeding season have hatched on Rakiura/Stewart Island.Nest ...

Salvin’s albatross spend most of their lives flying and typically forage near New Zealand and Australia around their breeding period. When they do land to breed, they find rugged areas on “remote ...

Research using drones has proven for the first time just how common green turtles are in one of New Zealand’s northernmost ...

The Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in the northern city of Whangarei said it was closing down and had no choice but to euthanize the ...

Fisherman Juan Alberto Infante was in the port of Anconcito, Ecuador, when he noticed a large seabird behaving abnormally.

No decisions have been made about the reclassification of stewardship land despite the Department of Conservation saying it ...

A rare seabird is recovering from a successful and life-saving surgery. A fisherman from Anconcito, Ecuador, found the ...

Former New Zealand Herald journalist Jamie Morton has joined The Conversation New Zealand as Deputy Editor. Jamie comes to ...