A badly cared for classroom pet has no benefit at all, least of all to the animal and only teaches children that animals have very little value, writes Sally Hibbard.

The controversial dolphin hunting season on Japan's north-west island of Taiji has started, according to officials.

New research has confirmed waters off Auckland are crucial breeding grounds for a keystone shark species.

From pandas pretending to be pregnant to birds that steal food, animals are sometimes just as deceptive than humans.

Wildlife biologist Nick Mooney says open cut mines in Tasmania could prove to be safe havens for endangered Tasmanian devils.

A new restaurant is taking the term 'farm-to-table' to a whole new level by letting diners watch baby farm animals being born in a purpose-built birthing room.

Half the planet should be set aside solely for the protection of wildlife to prevent the "mass extinction" of species, according to one of the world's leading biologists.

Part of my job is running workshops for senior students interested in animal occupations. The most sought after career choices according to them are:

Lynda Veth scalped herself in a freak home accident - by tripping over her dog in the dark and cracking her head open on a door frame.

A new TV series proves you really can teach old dogs new tricks says Dionne Christian.

There are 462 more species of bird in the world than previously thought.

Dr Ian Singleton, the British conservationist, world-renowned orang-utan expert and director of the Sumatran Orang-utan Conservation Programme was hanging out at the Auckland Zoo this week.

I hope readers of this column spend a bit of time looking at ingredients when shopping for their food. But how many of us bother to spend the same amount of time checking out our pet's food?

A 57-year-old fisherman who stepped into the shallows of the Adelaide River near Darwin took a fatal risk in some of the most densely populated crocodile waters.

A rare golden lion tamarin and a male lion have died at zoos in Auckland and Wellington.

I was recently bitten by an off-the-leash Staffordshire bull terrier in my local park in Orewa.

While it might not yet be a plague, the rat population has exploded thanks to a warm start to the winter and a feast of beech mast seeds, pest controllers say.

Up to 500 rhinos are to be evacuated from Kruger National Park and taken to areas where they are less likely to fall prey to poachers, under plans announced by South African authorities.

Scientists at the Te Papa museum are hoping a colossal squid now in their possession is a male - making an already rare find an extraordinary one.

You might have noticed recently that a plague of "selfies" with tigers appears to have overtaken mobile dating app Tinder (where users "swipe right" to indicate interest; left to reject).

Horses have more sense than many people realise, according to scientists who have shown the animals are able to communicate with one another by moving their eyes and ears.

Let's not get sidetracked over whether or not Housing New Zealand's dog ban failed.