Animals

North Shore residents are likely to come across flying insect traps hanging from trees in the coming days. RNZ's Victor Waters reports. Audio

There's heartbreak among former staff of a Whangarei lion park at news that the seven surviving big cats are due to be put down this week. Kamo Wildlife Sanctuary operator Janette Vallance says the… Audio

On the outskirts of Malawi's commercial capital in South East Africa, two of the world's most vulnerable groups, children and wildlife, were being exploited at an orphanage established by a Taiwanese… Audio

Locals and visitors to Kaikoura are being reminded to look out for distressed birds which may have crash landed. Hutton's Shearwater Charitable Trust chair, Ted Howard spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss. Audio

There are increasing calls for the Melbourne Cup and horse racing generally to be stopped across the ditch and here in Aotearoa. The latest "Deathwatch" report from Australia's Coalition for the… Audio

The SPCA is renewing its call for a nationwide ban on the private sale and use of fireworks, ahead of Guy Fawkes tomorrow. Scientific Officer Alison Vaughan spoke to Corin Dann. Audio

The Bird of the Year winner has its talons out in Wellington - where people are being attacked on a popular bush walk by nesting karearea, New Zealand falcons. Alexa Cook reports. Audio

A conservationist and former bee keeper is describing biosecurity's response to the yellow legged hornet as "hopelessly inadequate". Three queens have been discovered on Auckland's North Shore, one in… Audio

Christchurch City Council is trialling sheep as a way to combat fire risk in the Port Hills. The popular Kennedys Bush track is closed until Wednesday to allow sheep to graze the dry grass in the… Audio

There's a bit of a buzz about this year's Taranaki Garden Festival. Among the five new gardens opening for the event is the Bee Valley Flower Farm which has proven a magnet for bumble bees. Taranaki… Audio

If you've ever seen the Saltwater Crocodiles being fed at Auckland's Butterfly Creek and wondered why on earth someone would choose do that for a job, so did our poroducer Ross McNaughton. So he went… Audio

The Bat Colab founder Mark Roper is asking Hawkes Bay residents are being asked if they'd like to host a bat detector on their properties www.thebatcolab.co.nz Audio

The critter of the week is the water spider, Dolomedes aquaticus! This spider has a special affinity with water, spending most of their time near braided rivers. Dolomedes spiders are also called… Audio

The Government is being accused of "brazen industry capture" by passing a series of changes to pig welfare standards that are closely aligned with an industry proposal. Anusha Bradley reports. Audio