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'That's one happy mum' - ducklings rescued from drain

"That's one happy mum," say police about mother duck's loud quacking following rescue.

Nanogirl: An ocean of sound

COMMENT: Our oceans are getting louder and it's affecting our marine life.

First release of Kiwi to Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari

The first step in turning around the decline of the western North Island brown kiwi. Within five years the goal is for this population to grow for the first time in over a hundred years. / Kiwisforkiwi

The Russian town plagued by hungry polar bears

Residents of a remote Russian town are under siege from hungry polar bears.

Bird of the Year: Best places to see kererū

Here's where to spot our "clumsy, drunk, gluttonous and glamorous" Bird of the Year.

Don't feed the wildlife: Bear cubs orphaned after visitors ignore signs

The visitors could face six months in jail for illegally sharing their food with bears.

Santorini bans overweight donkey riders

Too fat for that ass: Santorini bans overweight donkey riders

Greece has banned obese tourists from riding donkeys after animal activists' petition.

Survival of the fattest: America's fattest bear is about to be crowned

They might look like overstuffed teddybears, but there's nothing cuddly about them.

Hawkesby: Putting principle before profit - and losing your business

COMMENT: Vegan cafe owner put beliefs before money - but it cost him his business.

Pet food company fined $90k over bobby calf cruelty

Pet food firm owner sentenced for brutal animal cruelty case exposed in secret footage.

40 per cent of young turtles killed by ocean plastic

Plastic pollution threatens sea turtle population, who mistake rubbish for food.

'Traumatising to watch': Famed Titirangi chickens 'poisoned'

"It was like they were really drunk... they could barely walk or stand" - Witness

Desert Rd reopens after truck rolls near Tongariro

The road was still closed at 5.15pm and unlikely to be open for at least another hour.

Video released of dog attacking fur seal

Three seals were killed by dogs on Christchurch beaches last year.

Tūī flock to flowering kowhai tree

Residents in Wellington's York Bay can hear a constant chirping of tūī in their backyard.

Brian Rudman: Wētā sanctuary at zoo would be double win

COMMENT: Forest in predator-free zone could have corridor role in native bird revival.

Lambs shot at Mosgiel house

Three lambs were killed and a ewe shot in the head with what may have been a .22 rifle.