http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Animals headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:29 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=500834 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10632285&ref=rss A Hungarian Vizsla named Yogi has been awarded the top prize of best in show at Crufts dog show in Britain. Almost 22,000 dogs across 187 breeds were entered for best in show this year, said the Kennel Club, which runs the prestigious... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:10:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10632299&ref=rss A large albatross is recovering at Wellington Zoo after crash-landing in last Friday's storm. The female northern royal albatross - with a wingspan of more than 3m - was found injured in a Wainuiomata yard after the brief but... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10632262&ref=rss A New Zealand and Australian team researching whales in the Southern Ocean has strongly criticised Japan's slaughter of the mammals and will deliver that message to the International Whaling Commission in June.The Antarctic Whale... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10632220&ref=rss Bizarrely, New Zealand, whose priority has always been the conservation and protection of whales, is now considering supporting a deal which would see the ban on commercial whaling overturned in return for Japan reducing its so-called... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10632219&ref=rss Everybody in the business knows that the Atlantic population of bluefin tuna is in worse trouble than the Pacific population. But how much worse?Well, here's one measure: Stanford University's Tag-a-Giant programme is now paying... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10632055&ref=rss SYDNEY - More than 200 sharks, mostly hammerheads, were spotted during a 15-day helicopter surveillance off Australian beaches this summer but no decision has been made on whether further helicopter shark patrols will be used in New... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631872&ref=rss As the basset hounds made their way on to the green carpet at Crufts on Friday, a tangible air of excitement swept across the crowd of spectators.With their floppy ears, droopy eyes and trademark baggy trouser legs they bounded... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631862&ref=rss If ever there's a slow night on talkback, I can guarantee callers will come if I drop 1080 on them.A lot of people, especially the hunters, have very strong views on the use of this poison to control pests. They absolutely hate... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631797&ref=rss The leader of Australia's Green Party, Bob Brown, has announced he is backing an international campaign to free Peter Bethune. The New Zealand anti-whaling activist is being held in Japan after being detained when he boarded a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:49:01 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631785&ref=rss Forget bungee jumping and whitewater rafting ... this is real adventure holidaying.Not just getting to within centimetres of a great white shark, but putting one hand inside its jaws ... and being able to take it out again.The... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631611&ref=rss Two men who allegedly shot 33 dogs on a rural property near Wellsford, north of Auckland, have each been charged with 14 animal cruelty offences by the SPCA.Auckland SPCA chief executive Garth Halliday said charges had been laid... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:54:13 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631500&ref=rss Two men who allegedly shot 33 dogs on a rural property near Wellsford north of Auckland face a jail term of up to three years if the charges against them are proven.The SPCA said yesterday charges against the two were likely to... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631498&ref=rss A rabbit which was allegedly swung by its ears down Auckland's Queen St is to be given a new home in the company of another lop-eared bunny which recently lost his mate.SPCA inspector Vicki Border this week visited Graham Paul... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631497&ref=rss Auckland Mayor John Banks, a candidate for the mayoralty of the proposed Super City, has been uncharacteristically modest about his efforts to rescue a cat in a tree.It is understood the kitten was part of a stray cat colony in... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631349&ref=rss Auckland mayor John Banks, a candidate for the mayoralty of the proposed new super city, has been uncharacteristically modest about his efforts to save a cat stuck up a tree at a constituent's house.Mr Banks got a call late last... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:48:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631248&ref=rss Staff at Sydney's Taronga Zoo are calling it a miracle, but experts warned yesterday that the 100kg male elephant calf born live two days after being pronounced dead in the womb would struggle to survive.Zoo keepers were astonished... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631237&ref=rss ADELAIDE - Australian scientists say the discovery of a genetically distinct colony of tasmanian devils may save the species from being wiped out by a contagious cancer that has decimated the population.So far, the colony in northwestern... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631234&ref=rss LONDON - A chip for Spot? In a country where guns are tightly controlled and even carrying a kitchen knife can bring prison time, some thugs use dogs to menace their victims.Now, the British Government is proposing that dog owners... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631221&ref=rss Eight baby sharks born after a bizarre accidental caesarean section last year were released into the wild yesterday.The young school sharks became famous in November after visitors to Kelly Tarlton's Underwater World watched stunned... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/animals/news/article.cfm?c_id=500834&objectid=10631198&ref=rss A titanic paw-wrestle between two classy bitches looks likely in tonight's $75,000 AGRC Supporters Auckland Cup at Manukau.Little Mother and Tricky Shelley have been in exceptional form at Manukau Stadium lately.Both have... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:59:00 +1200