2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1197+ words) Questions were now swirling around whether the zoo could survive, as it approached its 50th year of operation in Christchurch. (Source: 1News) Orana Wildlife Park is in a financial crisis with its cash reserves running close to empty, its leaders revealed today....

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (585+ words) A decapitated dolphin has been found on a Coromandel beach, prompting a call for information. Department of Conservation principal investigation officer Hayden Loper said the dead animal was found on a Pauanui beach on Monday, September 7. "Although the animal had…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (781+ words) A Ruatoria conservationist has become surrogate father to two emu chicks after a firewood-collecting trip spooked their nesting father, scattered the eggs and left the brood at the mercy of a feral cat. Graeme Atkins, a conservationist based on the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (515+ words) 1News sports presenter Andrew Saville came under friendly fire in South Africa, but he’s choosing to see it as a good omen for himself and the All Blacks. (Source: Breakfast) Saville was speaking to Breakfast this morning from Cape Town ahead…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (655+ words) The Government has announced a $9.7m funding boost toward management of wild deer and goats. (Source: istock.com) Conservation Minister Tama Potaka has announced a four-year funding boost of $9.7 million to help manage wild goats and deer in New Zealand's national…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (723+ words) Australia has recorded its first case of bird flu in a mammal. (Source: 1News) Australia has recorded its first case of bird flu in a mammal, as the impact of the deadly virus continues to spread. A long-nosed fur seal at…...