Nature & Wildlife
Welcome to the new annual cane toad bust
The Great Cane Toad Bust is a new event aimed at reducing the cane toad populations across Australia.
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Nature & Wildlife
In pictures: red crab baby boom on Christmas Island
Christmas Island red crab babies have made their way back to the island in record numbers.
Nature & Wildlife
‘Highly unusual’: new species of earthworm discovered in Broken Hill
Australia is richly endowed with earthworm biodiversity, but of the 750 or so named species of earthworm in Australia, very few have been found in arid environments. The Broken Hill earthworm, a new genus and species, was a serendipitous find in an unexpected location.
Nature & Wildlife
The piglet squid is a squidgy little enigma
Only the luckiest divers, researchers and ocean-enthusiasts will ever get the chance to spot a piglet squid in the wild. Or, if you’d prefer, a squiglet.
Nature & Wildlife
Scientists have successfully hatched Irukandji eggs. Here’s why that’s important
A breakthrough by Australian marine scientists means they’ll be able to at last unlock the secrets of one of the world’s most dangerous creatures.
Flora & Fauna
Bound, gagged, posted: Investigating Australia’s cruel and corrupt illegal wildlife trade
Our report into the cruelty and corruption of the illegal wildlife trade.
Nature & Wildlife
Kangaroo Island wildlife bouncing back two years after bushfires
Wildlife on Kangaroo Island off South Australia is starting to bounce back exactly two years after it was ravaged by the worst bushfires in its history.
Nature & Wildlife
Stop buying these bats, scientists and conservationists plead
Bat taxidermy can be found across the internet and scientists fear they’re being poached from the wild to satisfy the trend.
Nature & Wildlife
Wombat dental gags and monster whale needles: meet the designer developing life-saving tools for our wildlife
Melbourne-based industrial designer Girius Antanaitis is answering veterinary surgeons’ toughest questions.
Nature & Wildlife
Meet the ghost of the forest: the rare, flightless kagu
Among the most elegant and enigmatic birds in the world, the kagu is admired for its unique beauty and strange characteristics.