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Those dam goats get everywhere

Wet warmth stirs up Aussie stingers and biters

Sixth sense leads cat to strange new home

Orcas in town for a quick snack

Orcas spotted in Auckland Harbour

A pod of killer whales has been sighted close to shore in the eastern bays of Auckland Harbour today.

Cat attack halts passenger train

Reward offered after dog 'skinned' alive

Man jailed for puppy bashing

Sharks heading to our shores

A giant leap for the natural world

After 18 years of debate and two weeks of talks delegates from 190 countries have agreed on a treaty to halt the mass extinction of species.

Dramatic moment police save drowning kangaroo from rough swell

Rosebud police responded to numerous calls that a kangaroo was in the water, in difficulty in the swell and going underwater. / Victoria Police

Feathers fly when Aragorn stirs

A surly swan is terrorising a stretch of Nelson's Maitai River - chasing kids, harassing a woman with a pram and having a hissy fit at a kayaker.

Fisheries 'face collapse'

Queensland: Emerald lady back to her beautiful best

Elliot Island abounds in natural wonders, writes Pamela Wade.

Conspiracy theory over Paul the Octopus

Jews fundraise to fight animal welfare code

Heads of the NZ Jewish communities are protesting the Government's proposed animal-welfare ban on shechita, the Jewish ritual slaughter of livestock.