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Hunt auction raises hackles
Animal rights groups are aghast this country is again being promoted as a premier destination for enthusiasts.
Trophy hunts to be offered in NZ
Trophy hunting is an industry that reportedly pumps tens of millions of dollars into the New Zealand economy each year.
Comment: Taking the profit from poachers
Digby Livingston and Stephen Franks suggest the way to protect indigenous species is to farm them.
Free-range supporters bombard Countdown
A social media campaign today saw Countdown bombarded with pleas from consumers to stop stocking caged eggs.
Study: Lack of veges killed off giant ape
A giant ape once nature's closest version of a real King Kong is believed to have died out because it failed to adapt its diet to eat its greens.
Online effort helps save lion
A dying lion caught in a poacher's snare and slumped in the road was rescued after tourists alerted authorities and uploaded the photos to Facebook.
Theresa Gattung: It takes guts to stand up to the issue of animal cruelty
Theresa believes it our duty to support suppliers committed to the safe treatment of farm animals.
High tech help to save lynx
Conservationists in Spain will help save the endangered Iberian lynx after a technology consortium came to an agreement with regional officials.
Whale of a time saving whales
Auckland Airport is giving away $120,000 to Kiwi charities as part of its 12 Days of Christmas initiative.
Footage captures kiwi destroying robin's nest
A kiwi destroying a robin nest and causing the death of the chicks in it has been caught on camera by a Victoria University of Wellington researcher. The footage, taken at Zealandia over two consecutive nights, shows a little spotted kiwi pushing the robin nest down a slope, pecking the chicks, and returning the next night to tear the nest apart. Supplied/Victoria University
Harry's emotional moment with elephant
Photos reveal prince's heartbreak at the suffering of animals in South Africa.
Anne Galloway: Right questions key to progress in dairy debate
'Is our dairy industry built on cruelty?" That was the question posed by TVNZ's Sunday programme which broadcast evidence covertly filmed by FarmWatch and Safe activists.
Eye on calves already, says MPI
MPI says an investigation into the alleged mistreatment of bobby calves had begun before news broke.
Editorial: Consumers expect better from farmers
The origin of some of our most nutritious food does not bear thinking about. Milk, eggs, even some fruit, are nutrients intended for the young of other species.
Shocking video: 'We saw calves torn from mothers'
Investigator whose shocking video exposes cruelty in New Zealand's dairy industry says he was tipped off by concerned farmers.
Raw: Protest against new caged egg chicken farm
This morning 8am at the Environment Court, egg farmer Stefan Craddock will be confronted by animal rights activists and locals from the community of Patumahoe over his plan to build one of the largest caged chicken farms in New Zealand. Craddock Farms want to build a colony cage egg farm in Patumahoe but have come up against strong opposition from locals and activists who don’t want the farm built. Footage/Supplied
Counting on butterflies' survival
There's no mistaking that the Herald has come to the right house in Blockhouse Bay to meet Madam Butterfly, Jacqui Knight.
Learning first aid for dogs
Are you prepared if you find a beagle bleeding, Chihuahua choking or a pug with no pulse? Otago Polytechnic's School of Veterinary Nursing in Dunedin is offering people free courses to learn first aid for dogs. Source: ODT/YouTube
Louie the cat who ended up in the wash
The life cycle of a Dunedin cat, Louie, nearly ended after he went through a wash cycle. Source: ODT/YouTube
Dick Wilkins: GE animal research on a hiding to nowhere
Retired professor Dick Wilkins asks, why has AgResearch put such a huge effort into transgenic work, with so little return over 15 years, given the ongoing dire straits of the company?
Save Kiwi Month: The ultimate kiwi savers
Ian Tarei is waiting. After countless nights sitting in the bush, in the dark, in the middle of nowhere, it's something he's become familiar with. On this cloudless, starry October evening, the reason he is waiting is perched on a nest just a hundred or so metres down an old loggers track, deep inside a cosy burrow.
Queen's estate hiding 'killer disease'
Dog lovers have accused the Queen's Sandringham estate of putting their pets' lives at risk by failing to warn them about a killer disease in its woodland.
Remarkable footage of Raoul Island humpback mission
Drone footage of Raoul Island and video by underwater cameraman Steve Hathaway offer a glimpse into the value of the Kermadecs as a convergence zone for species from both temperate and sub-tropical regions.
Royals take two paths over China
Prince William will record a television programme highlighting the threat to endangered species posed by the trade in illegal wildlife products.
Dissection display not your normal day at the zoo with the kids
Can kids learn anything from dissecttions without being traumatised ?
Horn of Africa a way out of poverty
1215 rhinos were killed last year.This year, 749 rhinos were known to have been poached.
Dog hot on trail of invaders
An excitable puppy turned over to the SPCA has found a new calling in life - as a rainbow skink detector dog.