How to rebuild a platypus population
An innovative collaboration between field biologists and zoo vets could be the saviour of one of Australia’s most recognisable mammals.
An innovative collaboration between field biologists and zoo vets could be the saviour of one of Australia’s most recognisable mammals.
Meet Cenophorus tjakalpa, kartiwarrui, ibiri, and tuniluki.
In a landmark agreement, the world’s nations have agreed to set aside 30 per cent of the planet for nature by 2030.
The peppermint stick insect has a weird name, but trust me, it gets even weirder.
On the outskirts of Hobart stands a collection of grey steel buildings, surrounded by a tall electrified chain link fence. It almost looks like a small prison. But you won’t find criminals behind these walls. Here, one of Australia’s rarest bird species is being brought back from the brink of extinction.
Australia is losing more species than any other developed nation, but this year’s switch of government may herald legislative change to stem destruction.
Move over kodiak bears, it turns out whale sharks are the largest omnivorous animal on Earth.
A recent breeding event has restored hope for the future of the critically-endangered plains-wanderer.
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.
Long ago, almost up until the end of the last ice age, a peculiar giant kangaroo roamed the mountainous rainforests of New Guinea.