An orbital sex mission by five Russian geckos has gone from lust in space to lost in space.

Remy the cat owes one of his nine lives to a popular neighbourhood tabby whose strong blood kept him alive.

New Zealanders want Maui’s and Hector’s dolphins protected, and are prepared to pay for it, according to a new report.

A dog who spent 30 hours trapped down a cold, four metre-deep hole was joined down there by her owner’s cat.

Scientists in western Canada have discovered the fossilised footprints of three tyrannosaurs that suggest these fearsome predators may have hunted in packs.

Intensive and sometimes controversial forms of threatened species management may be needed to reverse the increasing rate of global biodiversity losses, a University of Otago zoologist says.

There are three approved organizations in NZ that can act on animal welfare complaints: the police, the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and the Royal NZ Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RNZSPCA).

A 17-year-old rescued by a mother-of-two and a police officer when his pitbull viciously mauled him believes the animal couldn't stop.

A new hazard has appeared on Northland's roads and it comes with a bite - hungry, resting or abandoned seals are turning up along the coast.

Footage has emerged of the extraordinary moment a dying great white shark tried to beach itself in Australia after biting off more than it could chew.

Two brothers who starved horses so badly they had to be shot by animal welfare officers have been jailed and banned from owning horses for five years.

The Government is being urged to make an international gesture by destroying its stockpile of up to 800 confiscated ivory specimens.

BBC wildlife presenter Chris Packham says it's good for kids to get "stung, slimed, slithered on and scratched."

An inquest in Gloucester has heard how a plane crash that killed a British pilot in the Congo may have been caused by passengers panicking over an escaped crocodile.

Scientists and conservationists are making a last-ditch effort to block the West Australian Government's plan to extend its controversial shark cull for three years.

Fergusson, the 10kg cat, is a regular sight in the corridors of Waikato Hospital, cheering up patients and posing for photographs as he goes.

The next David Attenborough need not have any natural history qualifications but must be able to make the animal world entertaining for viewers, a senior BBC executive has said.

"Essentially any plonker can open a pet shop and be responsible for the wellbeing and future of vulnerable animals," writes Sally Hibbard.

The largest flying bird in history had a 24 feet wingspan - more than twice that of the biggest living albatross - and dined on fish probably caught in mid-flight over the open ocean, a study has found.

An Eton schoolboy was dragged from his tent by a rampaging polar bear and killed after his Arctic expedition was under-equipped with anti-bear safety measures.

What exactly does Auckland Council use dog registration fees for?