Nature & Wildlife
Australian wildlife photographers recognised on world stage
Two Australian Geographic nature photography award winners have now been recognised as among the best in the world.
Category: Nature & Wildlife
Nature & Wildlife
Steve Irwin’s long-lost bum-breathing turtle rediscovered in northern Queensland
The iconic Irwin’s turtle lives on!
Biodiversity
The Dog Fence: what future for this iconic but contentious barrier?
Carving a corrosive path through remote inland Australia, the Dingo Barrier Fence has cast a 70-year shadow over the ecology of a significant body of the Australian continent, while also providing a critical lifeline to the nation’s iconic sheep industry.
Biodiversity
What’s this mystery object?
Researchers have been puzzled for more than a decade about an unidentified plastic shape that keeps turning up in the stomachs of seabird chicks on Lord Howe Island.
Nature & Wildlife
The kultarr has more than a little spring in its step
Like a miniature kangaroo with bite, the kultarr is one of Australia’s most fascinating carnivorous marsupials.
History & Culture
From uranium mining to sustainable tourism: How Kakadu is changing post COVID-19
With vast swathes of Kakadu NP now returned to Traditional Owners and the Ranger uranium mine closing, it’s a brand new day for this wildlife- and wetland-infused country.
Nature & Wildlife
Dingoes are genetically different from domestic dogs, new research reveals
From grey wolf to tea-cup poodle, we now know where the dingo fits in the genetic family tree of dogs.
Biodiversity
Top 10 conservation conversations to inspire on Earth Day
Invest in our planet on Earth Day by listening to conservation heroes, including oceanographer Sylvia Earle and wildlife warrior Tim Faulkner, on our Talking Australia podcast.
Nature & Wildlife
New genetic data reveals five distinct koala groups
The most comprehensive genetic assessment of Australia’s koala populations has revealed population clusters are hindering the genetic diversity needed for the species to survive.
Nature & Wildlife
Spotted tree frogs released back into Kosciuszko National Park after species nearly wiped out by bushfires
Eighty critically endangered spotted tree frogs have been released back into the wild in New South Wales after only about 10 survived the 2019–20 Black Summer bushfires.