New Zealand has some of the most unique birds in the world. Many are endangered, so the country has a nationwide project to save them. It's trying to eradicate invasive animals that are harming them.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Snares Islands are home to several species of penguin - Universal Images Group Editorial For a long time in the great white ...

Yellowstone National Park’s elk are known to migrate hundreds of miles, but in 1905 seven cows and three bulls likely set a ...

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 ...