Best Australian wildlife apps of 2014
It’s easier than ever to become a wildlife expert, or help researchers study our animals and plants
It’s easier than ever to become a wildlife expert, or help researchers study our animals and plants
Flies get stuck fast, so there must be a reason why spiders are able to escape the sticky clutches of their webs.
Australia’s most remote mammal, the mosaic-tailed rat is fighting for survial
Without the luxury of fluffy pillows and a warm bed, animals retreat to the land of Nod in some extraordinary ways.
This little microbat’s population has declined by two-thirds since the 1990s
The southern corroboree frog is one of Australia’s most endangered species
The colourful southern corroboree frog is one of Australia’s most endangered species.
Get up close and personal with some of the ocean’s amazing animals
The Tolga Bat Hospital has grown in a sprawling fashion from what was once simply Jenny Maclean’s brick home. In the mid-1980s, a localised problem of bats coming into contact with native paralysis ticks was noticed on the Atherton Tablelands, 50km south-west of Cairns. Jenny’s team of volunteers deals with about 1200 affected flying-foxes each year. Read the full story in Australian Geographic magazine #120.
The dingo has been given its own species status, recognising that it is not descended from dogs or wolves.