With temperatures soaring across Italy, staff at Rome’s zoo are handing out ice-filled treats to help animals beat the heat.

A deer had to be euthanised after it was found with its antlers entangled in a fence and its body caught in thick mud. The ...

Animal shelter employees were enjoying a rare quiet moment in the lobby when a yell came from a room designated for small ...

A spate of incidents of animals found wandering on New Zealand highways has NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi urging people to ...

"Every child that walked into the Whangamomona Domain on Saturday either had a dead animal slung over their shoulders or a pair of gumboots on." "Unfortunately, it is already clear that the policy ...

Key points. Animal sentience and an individual's unique personality must be incorporated into conservation protocols. Animals are the primary stakeholders, and granting them agency helps promote ...

A controversial competition allowing New Zealand children to hunt feral cats for cash prizes has produced its largest haul to date, with nearly 400 cats killed.

Two projects led by researchers from the College of Sciences have received funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation ...

New Zealand law requires they be checked every 12 hours so the animal can be dispatched without undue suffering. Collectively, the 400 self-resetting traps at Kavanagh’s field sites dispatched ...

The annual competition, held by the Mountain to Sea Conservation Trust, aims to raise awareness for New Zealand's freshwater and marine life. This year, the blobfish took home the coveted accolade ...

Over a decade after being relegated to the “world’s ugliest animal,” the blobfish made a resounding comeback and earned the “fish of the year” title in New Zealand.

The New Zealand government said Tuesday that it would ban greyhound racing starting in 2026, ... Animal welfare groups cheered the government’s decision.