Nature & Wildlife
The truth behind heroic wombats
Tales of wombat ‘heroes’ have gone viral. Unfortunately, they’re not true
Category: News
Nature & Wildlife
Wildlife needs fire-damaged and dead trees after fires
Fire damaged trees prove to be the perfect habitat for recovering wildlife.
Nature & Wildlife
A season in hell: bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction
Images of desperate, singed koalas in blackened landscapes have come to symbolise the damage to nature this bushfire season. Such imagery has catalysed global concern, but the toll on biodiversity is much more pervasive.
News
Aussie weather records tumble
The Bureau of Meteorology has today released its Annual Climate Statement for 2019, showing it was Australia’s warmest and driest year on record.
News
Underwater and underrated: The truth behind fish intelligence
Scientists are finding plenty of clues that fish are more intelligent than anyone imagined.
Destinations
A walking guide to the Mackay Hinterland Great Walk
The landscapes on this highland walk in Queensland range from vibrant rainforest to dry eucalypts, with plenty of wildlife.
Australian Geographic Adventure
Best new adventure gear
There was plenty of awesome outdoor gear released in 2019. Here are some of the standouts that’d make great additions to your gear shed.
Fundraising
Australian Geographic Bushfire Support
Money from the fundraiser will be dispersed to support wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, habitat restoration and communities devastated by the fires.
News
KISS is playing a concert for our great white sharks
Super-band KISS rocks white sharks off South Australian coast.
News
On the frontlines of mange, this is one wombat rescuer’s story
Canberra-based wombat rescuer Yolandi Vermaark is on the frontline of fighting mange in wombats. Here, Australian Geographic follows her on one of her typical weekends, which involves looking for joeys in roadkill and treating a small population of wombats with cydectin that helps get rid of mange.