Shutting down one shelter will save council $350,00 this year, it says.

A man tried to save his son from a bear attack along a rural trail in Italy.

Photos from Queensland coal mines helped researchers discover a missing top predator.

Tuatara and rare birds at rehab centre for animals. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Bioluminescence spotted in Wellington harbour this week. Video / Sarah Day

New Zealand cannabis firm Helius Therapeutics has a new arm - and it's furry.

A look at global insect decline shows some are disappearing at a rate of nearly 1% a year.

Wild Eyes Episode 3: Animal Detective. Wild Eyes is a free NZ website that provides awesome digital rewards to kids for completing fun backyard nature missions. Wild Eyes missions are designed to be completed at home or in a classroom and are perfect for weekend or holiday activities. Funded by NZ On Air, MBIE's Nation of Curious Minds and UNESCO.

Wild Eyes Episode 2: Bird Cafe. Wild Eyes is a free NZ website that provides awesome digital rewards to kids for completing fun backyard nature missions. Wild Eyes missions are designed to be completed at home or in a classroom and are perfect for weekend or holiday activities. Funded by NZ On Air, MBIE's Nation of Curious Minds and UNESCO.

"The loss of every single egg and chick we saw this breeding season is terribly sad."

Massey marine scientists facing the axe under a shake-up feel 'betrayed' by university.

Nearly mature suspected great white shark spotted off the Bay of Plenty coast.

Police and firefighters join the chase which 'just got bigger and bigger'.

New research reveals the discovery if a now-extinct freshwater turtle in South America

Parents consider pulling children from school in fear of their safety.

"We looked out of the hatch and saw a whole lot of fins."

Farming pesticides are killing pollinating insects, leading many to buzz off to the city.

It comes after Orewa beach was closed on Monday following a sighting of two large sharks.

Up to 2.5 million moa might have roamed NZ's prehistoric wilderness, scientists estimate.

Some species living amid White Island's dramatic reefs were likely wiped out in eruption.

Penguin species discovered on Chatham Island linked to modern relatives.

Adult female Cyndy and Huhana 2-A, a juvenile, will be flown home to Whenua Hou Island.

Even animal adolescence is filled with teen drama and peer pressure.

Scientists are learning about how microplastics affect fish – by feeding it to them.

The new study focuses on the drop in sheer numbers of birds, not extinctions.

COMMENT: Call for noise reduction on aircraft to conserve and regenerate our wildlife.

The skull, probably a male's, belonged to a species called Australopithecus anamensis.

Silk spider library could be a storehouse for designing space gear and even dresses.