At the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve in New Zealand, the large aviary’s lush canopy of trees casts dappled sunlight over the stream flowing below. It is a favorite spot for the Reserve’s kea parrot ...

A New Zealand wildlife sanctuary that recently closed due to financial struggles said it plans to euthanize its senior lions. Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in Whangarei, a city in the Northland region of ...

Yellowstone National Park's elk are known to migrate hundreds of miles, but in 1905 seven cows and three bulls likely set a record – a distance of more than 7,500 nautical miles – when they took a ...

For many birds, survival depends heavily on their beaks. Beaks are used for eating, hygiene and even fighting, so a broken or ...

For a long time, New Zealand’s ancient past felt incomplete. Bits and pieces here and there. A few fossils. Large gaps. Now, a cave near Waitomo on the North Island has quietly changed that picture.

The flightless birds were decimated by invasive creatures that humans brought with them to the country In New Zealand, conservationists are looking at new ways to protect the country's native bird ...

New Zealand schools need all the help they can get in fostering humane education, rather than inhumane education that favors the killing of possums and other animals in their well-publicized war on ...

Does an elephant really need to be that massive? Why aren’t there any giant insects? Why did animals in New Zealand evolve to ...