Nature & Wildlife
The humble budgie is the face of latest Aussie Post stamps
Australia’s iconic budgie has been immortalised on a set of three Australia Post stamps.
Nature & Wildlife
Yes! Crocodiles can be cute 🐊
Rivers, creeks and billabongs across northern Australia have been alive with thousands of tiny croc babies during the past six months.
Biodiversity
Population boom for one of the world’s most unique and endangered birds
A recent breeding event has restored hope for the future of the critically-endangered plains-wanderer.
Nature & Wildlife
Photos from the field: Diving with Tasmania’s rare and elusive red handfish, your new favourite animal
On the surface, it looks like any other bay near Hobart. But beneath the calm waters live a small population of one of the rarest and most endangered fish in the world: the red handfish.
Nature & Wildlife
Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express celebrates 130 years with two new premium journeys in 2023
Celebrating 130 years of breathtaking Norwegian voyages, adventure travel group Hurtigruten has announced two new northern passages to satisfy even the most seasoned of voyagers, one a revived icon and the other poised to make history.
Nature & Wildlife
Why do whales keep getting tangled in shark nets? And what should you do if you see it happen?
Australians have watched in horror this week as two separate humpback whales were tangled up in Queensland shark nets on the same day. These put the number of whales caught in Queensland shark nets to four this season – that we know about.
Blogs
A proliferation of pumice
If you live on Australia’s east coast and enjoy beachcombing, there’s a good chance that during the first half of this year you noticed lots of pumice stone at the high tide mark.
Nature & Wildlife
Shark bytes: This historical dataset could help scientists better understand sharks
For the first time, the longest-running historical record of human-shark interactions in Australia is now accessible online. This follows a growing trend to make scientific datasets accessible, maximising the use and impact of the data. Taronga’s Australian Shark-Incident Database (ASID) describes more than 1000 shark-human interactions that have occurred in Australia over the past 230 years.
Nature & Wildlife
Greater glider one step closer to extinction
The world’s largest gliding marsupial, Australia’s greater glider, has been listed as endangered.
Nature & Wildlife
NAIDOC Week 2022: 7 podcasts for 7 days
Australian Geographic has long celebrated and shared the stories of First Nations people and their communities. Here are seven enthralling conversations with thought leaders from our Talking Australia podcast.