These are the official shortlisted images for the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards for 2022, showcasing the year’s best wildlife and landscape photos.
The only frog endemic to the state of Victoria lives in the state’s high-altitude alpine bogs.
Last winter, thousands of dead and dying frogs were found across Australia. Instead of hunkering down and out of sight, frogs were spotted during the day in the open, on footpaths, highways and doorsteps – often in the blazing sun.
Strap yourself in this July as the 2022 Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour starts its annual tour around Australian and New Zealand cinemas!
For one day a year Aussie Rules Football provides access for everybody to the Tiwi Islands, north of Darwin, in an enthusiastic celebration of sport, art and family.
Over the next month, NASA will launch three rockets from the Arnhem Space Centre in the Northern Territory on the Dhupuma Plateau, near Nhulunbuy. The rockets are 13 metre “sounding” rockets that will not reach orbit but will take scientific observations.
Tasmanian devil joeys have successfully bred in a ‘wild scenario’ at Barrington Tops in New South Wales for the second year in a row.
The confirmation of the possum living in the area is a sign of success for a pioneering land management model between conservationists and pastoralists.
Whether it is tracking ospreys on the Eyre Peninsula or protecting the diversity of the Murray River, Australian Wildlife Journeys’ expert-led tours in South Australia will help vulnerable species and the environment.
In the winter months, the waters off the east coast of Australia transform into a marine highway as whales set off on their annual migration. It might surprise you to find out that the Gold Coast is the premier place for watching these magnificent mammals.