A crew from Sea World on Queensland's Gold Coast are trying to rescue a dolphin that has been injured in a shark attack in Moreton Bay. The dolphin named Nari is one of Tangalooma Island's provisioned marine animals. Tangalooma Island's Trevor Hassa

LISBON, Portugal - Experts at a whaling conference say momentum is building toward an international agreement on whale conservation. Scientists, diplomats and lawyers who attended the two-day meeting that ended Tuesday in Lisbon say there is growing c

A German national has been arrested and charged with attempting to smuggle 40 tons of coral illegally harvested off the coast of the Philippines through the Port of Portland. Gunther Wenzek, owner of a company called Cora Pet in Essen, Germany, was arr

A dog which died protecting a group of children from two pitbull terriers in New Zealand has been given the highest honour for animals. George, a Jack Russell from Manaia, in Taranaki on New Zealand's North Island, fended off the two dogs, allowing th

Manila: The unusual presence of a large number of melon-headed whales in Manila Bay is a wake-up call that something is wrong in the environment, a marine ecology expert said. "These animals are trying to tell us that there is something wrong in the

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- An already-fragile population of killer whales that hunts Prince William Sound never recovered from the Exxon Valdez oil spill and is doomed to die off, biologists said last week. Marine mammal biologist Craig Matkin of Homer, Alas

The Australian Wildlife Health Centre (AWHC) at Healesville Sanctuary anticipates that the recent bushfires will have devastated local native wildlife populations. The AWHC is dedicated to the care of injured and orphaned wildlife. Every year more than2,

In New Zealand, an amorous octopus has been released back into the wild in the hope it will find a mate on Valentines Day.

Wildlife Victoria volunteers are working in all fire damaged grounds performing search and rescue. 100s of animals have been taken in for treatment and rehaibilitation, with more coming in all the time. Food drops are being made for those animals.

While svelte, petite women may attract multiple suitors, bigger is definitely better in the whale world, according to a new study that found male humpback whales favor the largest females. Big in terms of humpback whales means gigantic, since females a