Behind the scenes footage from the first episode of Planet Earth II shows the gruesome fate of hatchlings who didn't manage to escape.

BBC viewers were scared stiff last night by dramatic footage in the long-awaited series Planet Earth 2 that showed dozens of snakes chasing baby iguanas.

Giant antlers discovered in an Irish bog and which have hung in a Kiwi hunting lodge are going under the hammer.

The Irish Elk died out in the Ice Age, about 11,000 years ago. The antlers and skull are quite remarkable, and extremely rare, especially for NZ. They have estimate of $8k to $15k.

The incident in January was investigated, but in September police said no charges would be laid against the officers as there was "insufficient evidence".

The Independent Police Conduct Authority has launched a probe into the police handling of alleged illegal hunting by off-duty officers

Police have named the man who died following a fall on the Gunn Ridge Track near Whataroa on Friday as Nicolaj Brun.

A man has died after falling from a ridgeline on the West Coast tonight. Police said the man, who had been on a hunting trip with

Police search teams are dusting off a 25-year-old missing person case in a bid to test their new gear.

A 12-year old hunter who posted photos of herself with a dead giraffe, zebra and impala has hit back after outrage over her controversial hobby.

A hunter who suffered a heart attack was winched to safety from hill country near Raglan last night.

One of the most studied wolf packs in the world is gone thanks to an Alaska policy that allows hunters to kill wolves and other large predators in the state's national wildlife refuges.

A man who illegally hunted a stag was told he could hunt on a property in that area, but not that one, his lawyer says. "My instructions

A Hastings hunter's decision to stop and make a cup of tea proved fatal when he lifted his rifle and fired a single shot.

Search and rescue teams looking for a missing hunter near Balclutha have called in search dogs tonight.

Farmers worried for their safety after prized deer shot and killed.

A pig hunter who spent a near-frozen night in the bush wearing just gumboots, t-shirt and hoodie, was "very happy" to see his rescuers today.

The family of a hunter missing in bush as temperatures dropped to near freezing are relieved he has been found and still has his "cheeky smile".

Authorities are hoping that the only creatures shot during duck hunting season are of the feathered variety.

Animal rights groups are aghast this country is again being promoted as a premier destination for enthusiasts.

Trophy hunting is an industry that reportedly pumps tens of millions of dollars into the New Zealand economy each year.

The company says it's due to a lack of consumer demand and the politics surrounding gun violence.

A Palmerston hunter used his T-shirt and duct tape as a tourniquet before hobbling more than 200m to meet rescuers after impaling his leg in the Maungatua Range.

Hunters tempted to ''farm'' wild deer or pigs before hunting competitions are likely to be out of luck at a competition later this month.

Most hunters are intelligent, successful, well-adjusted, compassionate individuals who invest heavily in conservation and animal welfare, says Daryl Crimp.

When Cecil the lion was lured out of his sanctuary in Zimbabwe, a train of events started that ended in his beheading and an American trophy hunter going underground, writes Sandra Kyle.

The Minnesota dentist is the target of worldwide odium after it was revealed he had wounded a well-known and much-loved lion who was king of the Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe.

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service wants to talk to Walter Palmer. But it can't find him.

The hunter has become the hunted. The predator is now the quarry. Cecil the lion, a once-mighty symbol of the natural world, has been slain, and now it is his killer, Walter Palmer, who is on the run.

People angered by the killing of Cecil the lion in Zimbabwe are being urged to donate to efforts to save Africa's dwindling population of the big cats, and some animal-rights activists are pushing for African countries to stop trophy hunting.