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Dale Edwards fled abuse and violence in NZ 40 years ago, and has rediscovered his humanity in giving animals another chance at life

Bengal tiger, cougars, a lynx and bobcats dead as disease spreads rapidly among US poultry flocks and dairy herds

AGI in South Carolina investigated by government after leaked files revealed traumatic injuries and animal deaths

Researchers say species is second-longest living mammal on Earth after bowhead whales

Dunedin is grappling with the question of how to manage a growing sea lion population in a busy urban area

The virus has spread for years in wild birds and commercial poultry, and was detected for the first time in US dairy cattle in March

Los Angeles health officials investigate new cases after felines who had consumed raw milk found with H5 virus

Exclusive: While risk of H5N1 pandemic in humans is low, ‘it’s really important to think about vulnerable populations’, Melbourne researcher says

It is probably wrong to touch, even gently, these creatures. But even now I find it difficult to resist

One of the world’s longest continuous bird counts has dashed the ‘wistful optimism’ of scientists hoping for a La Niña-driven recovery

Monkeys, which were given to Launceston by Japanese sister city Ikeda in 1981, will die out in about 25 years as a result of a council decision

Hot, dry conditions bring numerous species into contact with people and pets, and not just in the bush. It’s good to know which is which

As well as the migration of flies from the bush, we can welcome swarms of butterflies, shiny Christmas beetles and ladybirds

Modern dog parks cropping up around the country have sophisticated facilities with a focus on socialisation and behaviour management – and pets can’t get enough

Native leaders ready for a fight as Trump calls ANWR, one of the last truly wild places on Earth, the US’s ‘biggest oil farm’

Testing found acute lead toxicosis as cause of death of two lorikeets, a honeyeater and three grey-headed flying foxes in Port Pirie

Exclusive: Yorta Yorta woman targeted in campaign by Barmah Brumby Preservation Group that included posters with racist slogans, Vcat finds

The word ‘probably’ will haunt this fish for the rest of its days – a deflating description for a cute, toxic creature

Teeming with wildlife under lush canopies, this area in Australia’s island state is one of the world’s most remarkable – and one most in need of protection

Oldest Carnaby’s cockatoo in wild lived to 35, with eight recorded living beyond 21, researchers find

‘Double takes’ as British Columbia mountain community tries to figure out how local animal came to don neon jacket

Gus gained 3.5kg during his 20-day stopover before being released back into the Southern Ocean on Wednesday

Climate crisis, habitat loss and poaching have reduced its numbers – but will Trump put the kibosh on protections?

Officers installed security cameras to get to the bottom of the thefts, and ended up uncovering a four-legged culprit

Terrier is a break-out star on social media after absconding from the second-story window of his guardian’s house

After a man surrendered his rodents, the shelter is grappling with a rapidly multiplying mouse problem

Connor Brackin, 24, reportedly quit job after alleged killing of animals whose wellbeing he was sent to check on

Eight of the 43 macaques that escaped from facility breeding primates for medical research are still at large

Tiny isopod is dubbed Pentaceration forkandbrewer in push to engage community with climate-threatened life in local waters

California researchers found ‘mystery mollusc’ in deep-sea midnight zone after initially observing it 20 years ago

Conservationists demand action from Minns government after ‘alarming’ rise in deaths of female koalas and joeys

Australian-led study using seal-shaped decoys finds lighting disrupts ability of predators to see silhouettes against sunlight above

Jeff Landry outrages animal activists after importing Bengal tiger from Florida for on-field tradition

Antonia the ferret becomes first cloned animal of an endangered species to successfully produce offspring in US

Critics say amendment 2 is intentionally ‘open to applying chicanery’ and outdated hunting practices

Residents advised to keep doors and windows locked as police use thermal imaging cameras to search for animals