The kiwi is New Zealand's most iconic bird. Round and fuzzy, the bird is flightless and has a long beak that makes it adorable or awkward, depending on who you ask. New Zealanders are even known as ...

Some endangered species have been saved in the nick of time, right before extinction. And their populations are growing through breeding programs. The problem is many of these species don't have a ...

The zoo is asking for livestock donations of cows and horses to potentially sustain the remaining animals amid the potential closure A New Zealand wildlife park is set to euthanize five remaining ...

In July 2013 a group of scientists offered up what is called The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness (please see "Scientists Finally Conclude Nonhuman Animals Are Conscious Beings"). The landmark ...

New Zealand wildlife experts said the work to save the Alborn skink from extinction is now "urgent," as their population continues to shrink. A recent survey showed the world's last known population, ...

A New Zealand wildlife park has been forced to euthanise two of their lions, following the closure of the park amid ongoing financial difficulties. The privately owned Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary, located ...

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 ...

Many of New Zealand's unique birds are heading toward extinction. So the country is taking on an ambitious conservation project: eradicating the... New Zealand's bold plan to save endangered animals: ...

"There were no real options left. The staff and I are devastated," sanctuary operator Janette Vallance said in a statement Getty Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary in New Zealand will euthanize five elderly ...