Our devastation of nature is so extreme that reversing even a small part of it requires painstaking, quixotic efforts.

New research has identified the extent to which human colonization and hunting contributed to the extinction of New Zealand's ...

New York City zoos are taking extra precautions after announcing the deaths of several ducks and wild birds amid concerns of ...

WELLINGTON, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The Cook Islands lie halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii and are made up of 15 islands and atolls spread over 700 square miles (1.9 million square kilometres ...

Pacific allies don’t usually air their dirty laundry in public. But a rare on-the-record dispute between New Zealand and Kiribati has renewed focus on the poor and isolated island nation ...

Feb. 3, 2025 — A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's priority species. The research highlights the urgent need ...

Here are five more ways that humans have scuppered the love lives of animals.

In response to human-induced environmental changes, New Zealand’s stoneflies have changed color. It is the clearest evidence of human activity […] ...

Three ducks died of the disease at the Queens Zoo, while three more ducks and nine wild birds that died at the Bronx Zoo were ...

Scientists found a “slender” creature with “leaf-like” toes on Hin Chang Si sandstone formation (pictured above) and discovered a new species. Photo from T. P. C. Pauwels via Pauwels ...

Scientists caught a popular aquarium fish in Xingu river and discovered a new species, already critically endangered, a study said. Photo from Sousa, Sousa, Oliveira, Sabaj, Zuanon and Rapp Py ...