To prevent extinctions, we need to start addressing the big gaps in our national threatened species list, argues Hugh Possingham, the Biodiversity Council’s Co-chief Councillor.
For decades, experts believed that plankton-feeding fishes – or planktivores – share a specialised, uniform design. However, new research shows not only is this false, but they also display the widest range of body forms of any feeding group among reef fishes.
Strange-looking ants being controlled by a fungus have been discovered on Jawoyn country in the Northern Territory during a Bush Blitz expedition.
Australian researchers have found superb lyrebirds ‘farm’ the forest floor to increase their prey – a behaviour rarely seen in nature.
Budding conservationists can have a meaningful impact on local biodiversity by recording their wildlife observations on iNaturalist.
The sniffing talents of a dog breed usually employed to find truffles have been utilised for science.
On the outskirts of Hobart stands a collection of grey steel buildings, surrounded by a tall electrified chain link fence. It almost looks like a small prison. But you won’t find criminals behind these walls. Here, one of Australia’s rarest bird species is being brought back from the brink of extinction.
Our report into the cruelty and corruption of the illegal wildlife trade.
These dogs deter predators with their scent and also keep watch throughout the night, helping our most embattled native species.
Function and form beget art in a world where life is less than half a millimetre wide.