While the world is focused on the dramatic campaign to stop Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters, conservationists are focused on a less known threat to marine mammals. And this time the target is the US Navy.

An American proposal to offer more protection to polar bears by prohibiting trade in their skins has failed at a major conservation conference.

The Auckland Council says it will not tolerate people eeling in public parks after an eel trap was recently found at Western Springs.

A British university student who fried a hamster has been ordered to do 120 hours of community service.

The road-hugging habit of a rare flightless bird could put a spoke in the wheel of the Department of Conservation's plan to open the roads of Auckland's Rangitoto and Motutapu Islands for a year-round mountain biking venture.

A solo mother has been left with a $10,500 bill after her pet's neck was broken in an attack by another dog whose owner has failed to fulfil a promise to foot the bill.

Shark attacks have a profound effect on those who face the ferocity. After last week's shock death of Adam Strange, Amelia Wade talks to three survivors of ocean savagery.

The close-knit Muriwai community struggles to come to terms with the loss of a friend and surf club supporter, Adam Strange.

New Zealand's threatened species of rare native duck, the whio, is making a comeback after a bumper breeding season.

Swimmers are likely to be allowed back into the water at Muriwai Beach tomorrow, providing nothing "untoward" happens today.

Beaches on the west coast have now been reopened following yesterday's fatal shark attack except for Muriwai, which will remain closed until Saturday.

A man who captured dramatic footage of a police officer shooting at a shark which killed a man at Muriwai Beach has hailed the efforts of police and surf life savers.

A review of beach safety policies will be conducted in the wake of yesterday's horror Muriwai Beach shark attack, but Australia-style shark nets have been ruled out.

Friends and family members have paid tribute to Muriwai Beach shark victim Adam Strange, a "big-hearted man" who "lived for the water between his toes".

Great white sharks are no strangers to Muriwai and the warm weather this summer may have brought them closer to shore.

A dingo sanctuary for Queensland's Fraser Island is one of the ideas being considered to protect the animals.

A rare type of frog that is critically endangered has, for the first time, been successfully bred at the Auckland Zoo.

Auckland Zoo hatched seven baby Archey's frogs, a critically endangered New Zealand species of frog, in December and they are continuing to thrive in their captive environment.

WARNING: Graphic content. SPCA staff believe a cat found drowned in Auckland's Waitemata Harbour on Sunday was lured into a lobster trap and left in the water to die.

Conservationists say our lack of protection measures for sharks is a source of global embarrassment but the industry argues the debate is clouded by emotion.

A New Zealand seabird, which was thought to be extinct for over 150 years, has been found breeding on Little Barrier Island.

A dog came to the rescue of its owner, biting an armed man who was attacking her.

The banning of a dairy farmer from owning cows after he was convicted of breaking the animal's tails has been applauded by animal support groups.

Godwits fly here every year from Alaska, but new developments in China threaten their route. How many will be back? A new book reveals the threat to their continued globe-spanning migration.