Nature & Wildlife
VIDEO: Saving baby devils
Meet Hank and Tank, a pair of five-month-old Tasmanian devils born in Barrington Tops, NSW, as part of the Devil Ark breeding program.
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Nature & Wildlife
GALLERY: Numbats, tiny tigers of Australia
There are less than 1000 numbats left alive on the planet, including those in enclosed reserves and zoos. One of the main areas were they are found is the Dryandra woodland in WA’s southern wheatbelt.
Nature & Wildlife
GALLERY: Wildlife Photographer of the Year
The Natural History Museum’s Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition brings together exquisite images of wildlife and natural landscapes. This year there were over 42,000 entries, and two Australians made the final selection. An exhibition of 100 photos will be on display at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney from 23 June 2016: find out more.
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Nangur spiny skink
Known in only two populations located are over 30km apart, the Nangur spiny skink is at risk from habitat destruction and feral animals.
Nature & Wildlife
VIDEO: Healthy devils ready for release
Devils bred at Barrington Tops, NSW, must undergo rigorous health checks before they can be released into a disease-free area of Tasmania.
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Dinosaur ant
Considered a ‘living fossil’, the dinosaur ant may have finally met its match in climate change
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Seal takes a ride on a humpback whale
A seal takes a ride on a humpback whale off the NSW southern coast
Nature & Wildlife
Conserving pure dingoes at Secret Creek
Conservationists are working hard to create a safe gene pool of purebred dingoes as insurance
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The bees of Keswick Island, tropical Queensland
The little-known island of Keswick, part of the South Cumberland Islands off the coast of Mackay are home to a population of honey bees free from major disease
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Unravelling the mystery of koalas on St Bees Island
These introduced species are behaving in mysterious ways on the small tropical island of St Bees, off the coast of Mackay, Queensland