"Shaka can be a highly valuable and specialized conservation asset." Highly trained dog primed to play a key role in sniffing ...

A mountain in New Zealand will now have the rights of a human being under legislation to be passed by parliament. Taranaki Maunga and his companion peaks are to become a legal person to be called ...

A bird flu outbreak poses a significant risk to wildlife in New Zealand but the country's conservation volunteers could provide a crucial defence line.

The Department of Conservation is investigating after one whale was injured and another died at the top of the South Island during the new year period. Photo / Whale Watch Kaikoura The Department ...

Forest & Bird is calling for a ban on mining on public conservation land. Draft legislation was prepared during the previous government following a commitment in the 2017 Speech from the Throne.

Three pilot whales died on Sunday, including one euthanised by volunteers, after a group of 30 whales of a range of ages and sizes re-stranded near the northern tip of New Zealand's South Island, the ...