The march of the brush turkey
This tenacious bird has been defiantly spreading across the east coast to reclaim much of its pre-European range.
This tenacious bird has been defiantly spreading across the east coast to reclaim much of its pre-European range.
Cats, rats, foxes and other mammal predators have been implicated in 60% of the world’s animals extinctions.
They’re aggressive, have been seen crossing paddocks, found in remote puddles and can handle water saltier than the sea.
It’s the 80th anniversary of the death of the last known thylacine. But Benjamin’s relatives likely lived on longer, say scientists.
Don’t waste your time worrying about crocs, snakes and spiders – of all Australia’s fauna, magpies cause the most injuries.
The 56,000 hectare Pullen Pullen reserve in western Queensland was established as a sanctuary in 2016. Containing the only known population of the endangered night parrots in the world, the reserves exact location remains unknown to the public as a precautionary measure. Read more about how the Pullen Pullen reserve in AG editor John Pickrell’s feature from AG#134, out now.
Both the huge and tiny creatures that often inhabit islands show us that animal sizes are far from fixed.
Congratulations to the winners and runners-up for the 2016 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the year competition.
Humpback whales have been spotted fending off killer whales from attacking other species. But this kind of interspecies altruism raises an evolutionary conundrum.