Some animals can change their colours with the seasons as a survival strategy, showcasing nature’s incredible adaptability and the power of evolution. Octopuses use specialised pigment cells ...

The issue these birds faced was stoats — an animal similar to a large weasel, which, in addition to hunting rabbits and smaller rodents, also eats birds and their eggs. It's not entirely clear ...

In more recent years, the birds have become prey for rats, weasels and stoats carried aboard ships from Europe and elsewhere, and they are now highly endangered. Conservationists have been trying ...

The Government and Department of Conservation are seeking public feedback on the next stages of two major conservation strategies. Conservation officials are planning the next few years of the ...

They say the farms harbour pests like stoats, feral pigs, and deer, which come onto their land and harm their livestock. Associate Agriculture Minister Andrew Hoggard told Ryan Bridge the problem ...

Dorothy Waetford (Ngātiwai, Ngāti Rehua, Te Whānau Whero, Ngātihine) with Hinemoana the kiwi at the recent Tūtūkākā kiwi release. Photo / Malcolm Pullman Northlanders are trapping about ...

PRESENTER Iolo Williams will be celebrating Springwatch‘s 20th year with a three-week nature trek through some of the most diverse wildlife hotspots in the north. Iolo will be exploring our ...

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“Bats are extremely vulnerable to predation by introduced predators like stoats, rats, feral cats and possums. “They are only found in areas where there is intensive, regular predator control ...

The UK’s oldest polar bear has died at the age of 28 after vets advised she should be put to sleep. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) announced the death of Victoria after she had ...