Two foreign visitors who tried to smuggle protected geckos out of the country have been jailed for 18 weeks each.

Five Norwegian men who shot New Zealand wildlife were today ducking for cover as a row continued over their YouTube video of protected kereru being slaughtered.

It was a question many Herald readers wanted answered - what the heck is a pseudorca?

Jessica Simpson has been targeted by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals for wearing snakeskin.

Sourcing high-quality food is a priority for many dog owners, but when you have three dogs - one a Great Dane - getting enough of it is another issue.

Animal rights protesters - and one beagle - picketed outside the venue for a speech by animal testing scientist Allen Goldenthal yesterday.

A plan to create intensive dairy farms in South Canterbury's MacKenzie country has been shelved because the consent process is too costly.

Researchers say a decline in Ross Sea orcas may be partly due to NZ's deep-sea fishing.

More than 200 sharks, mostly hammerheads, were spotted during a 15-day helicopter surveillance off Australian beaches this summer.

The leader of Australia's Green Party is backing a campaign to free anti-whaling protester Peter Bethune.

A 5m-long great white shark approaches a cage of divers off the Coast of Mexico. See the photo gallery to find out what happened next.