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

New Zealand is a whale-stranding hotspot, with more than 5,000 episodes recorded since 1840, according to the Department of Conservation. The first spade-toothed whale bones were found in 1872 on ...

The government has released its final mining strategy, including a list of minerals it believes are critical to New Zealand.

Three pilot whales died on Sunday, including one euthanised by volunteers, after a group of 30 whales of a range of ages and ...

Mount Taranaki — now known as Taranaki Maunga, its Māori name — is the latest natural feature to be granted personhood in New ...

(Michael Hayward/New Zealand Department of Conservation via AP) An albatross looks at the camera while nesting at Taiaroa Head, New Zealand on June 18, 2024. (Michael Hayward/New Zealand Department of ...

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.

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.

The Department of Conservation (then the New Zealand Wildlife Service) stepped in and initiated protection. A successful population turnaround resulted. This was probably due to the introduction of ...