Category: Wildlife

Wildlife

Gallery: 10 most dangerous spiders in Australia

Australian spiders have a fearsome reputation, but our bees typically pose more of a threat. Here are the worst.

Wildlife

Australian spiders: the 10 most dangerous

Australian spiders have a fearsome reputation, but our bees typically pose more of a threat. Here are the worst.

Wildlife

Boom time for migratory birds in Australia

A few wet years have brought tens of thousands of migratory birds to NSW wetlands.

Wildlife

Gallery: Migratory birds in Australia

A few wet years have brought tens of thousands of migratory birds to NSW wetlands.

Wildlife

Animal Olympics: the world’s wildlife winners

Thousands of athletes are competing in the Rio Olympics, but which animals are really the world’s fastest and strongest?

Science & Environment

Australia’s 10 most dangerous snakes

Australia is known for its dangerous snakes, and we have many – but in reality few people die from bites.

Wildlife

Gallery: Canada’s grizzly bear

Want to see bears up close? Forget the zoo, pack your bags and head to British Columbia.

Wildlife

Gunnedah may hold key to reversing koala decline

Home to one of the only growing koala populations in NSW, Gunnedah shows that land restoration can be a win-win.

Wildlife

The mysterious world of seadragons

They are little-known but incredibly fascinating creatures of the ocean. Meet our endemic seadragons.

Wildlife

Bird calls drowned out by city noise

Australian songbirds are battling to be heard above noisy urban areas.