A devastating pig disease which broke out in the North Island in 2003 and crossed to the South Island in 2006 is still spreading, farmers say.

Concern for animal well-being is the reason Maureen and Dick Boyd set up a cattery at Te Horo, about 60km north of Wellington.

Linda Herrick encounters a rugged yet sensitive stranger in a romantic Spanish setting.

In a secret spot, restricted to visitors, Jim Eagles marvels at the elegant, isolated beauty of NZ's only flock of endangered white heron.

Animals just keep on dying of neglect at the notorious Kiev Zoo.

A glimpse of the creatures given a second chance to flourish at Bioparc.

Kate Roff submerges off the coast of Thailand to meet a local celebrity.

Africa, Asia and Europe converge in a capital abuzz with surreal sights, finds Brett Atkinson.

Images of the world's most beloved polar bear, Knut, who lived at the Berlin Zoo.

Killer ray skin the latest in leather but can come with qualms of conscience.

Delicious cheese is a serious business at Crescent Dairy Goats farm in Kumeu, writes Phil Parker.

A woman who was attacked by a shark north of Newcastle, in Australia's NSW, was bitten several times on the head, shoulder, neck and arms...