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Concern for Maui's dolphin

Racing to mass extinction

Earth has entered its sixth mass extinction with animals dying out at 100 times the normal rate, scientists have warned.

Adultery could save this bird

A study led by the Zoological Society of London has pinpointed an unlikely saviour for the stitchbird species - nest-hopping Casanovas.

Tiny oil spill victim waddles to freedom

A stroppy little penguin was glad to waddle back to his home among the shoreline rocks at Mt Maunganui this morning.

Great white's amazing journey

The incredible travels of a hefty great white shark named Pip are helping scientists rewrite the book on everything we thought we knew about the feared species.

Wee song and dance

Dancing, singing, and, er, peeing on yourself - it's all part of the playbook if you're a native short-tailed bat looking to get lucky with the ladies.

Delight over Victory's dune waddle

Conservationists say they'll probably never know what caused barracuda to maul dozens of endangered yellow-eyed penguins this year.

Possum-killing questioned

Last year, 9838 possums were killed throughout New Zealand and checked for tuberculosis, all turning up clean.

Chimps prefer cooked to raw

They have already shown that they enjoy tea parties, so it should perhaps come as no surprise they are also intelligent enough to understand cooking.

Govt proposes ban to reduce bycatch

The Government says sharks should benefit from a proposed ban on wire traces and shark lines in two commercial fisheries.

Climate change endangering animals

The Earth is on course to lose up to one in six of all its species, if carbon emissions continue as they currently are.

Hundreds of methane gas flares found

Scientists have found around 766 individual methane gas flares off the coast of Gisborne - a “major advance” for science and a first for New Zealand.

Scientist backs call to save kiwi

A visiting conservationist and molecular biologist has joined calls to save our national bird.

How we identified 'Jurassic platypus'

A creature from the past that would have looked like strange mix of unrelated dinosaurs has been discovered.

Push to cut greenhouse gases from belching stock

New Zealand scientists have unveiled major leaps toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions from our belching sheep and cattle, with animal-safe compounds that can slash methane emissions by up to 90 per cent.

Microchipping cats unnecessary, SPCA

A new review calling for bold and urgent measures to control roaming cats - including compulsory microchipping - has been criticised as flawed.

Dinosaur with taste for vegetarian fare

It's no Jurassic jest - meet the Velociraptor's vegetarian cousin.

Calls for Stewart Island shark diving ban

Shark diving around Stewart Island will be under the spotlight at a public meeting tonight that is being hosted by New Zealand First.