News
Wildlife needs fire-damaged and dead trees after fires
Fire damaged trees prove to be the perfect habitat for recovering wildlife.
Fire damaged trees prove to be the perfect habitat for recovering wildlife.
Images of desperate, singed koalas in blackened landscapes have come to symbolise the damage to nature this bushfire season. Such imagery has catalysed global concern, but the toll on biodiversity is much more pervasive.
The Bureau of Meteorology has today released its Annual Climate Statement for 2019, showing it was Australia’s warmest and driest year on record.
Scientists are finding plenty of clues that fish are more intelligent than anyone imagined.
The catastrophic bushfires raging across much of Australia have not only taken a huge human and economic toll, but also delivered heavy blows to biodiversity and ecosystem function.
The landscapes on this highland walk in Queensland range from vibrant rainforest to dry eucalypts, with plenty of wildlife.
There was plenty of awesome outdoor gear released in 2019. Here are some of the standouts that’d make great additions to your gear shed.
Money from the fundraiser will be dispersed to support wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, habitat restoration and communities devastated by the fires.
Super-band KISS rocks white sharks off South Australian coast.
Canberra-based wombat rescuer Yolandi Vermaark is on the frontline of fighting mange in wombats. Here, Australian Geographic follows her on one of her typical weekends, which involves looking for joeys in roadkill and treating a small population of wombats with cydectin that helps get rid of mange.