Destinations
Bremer Bay’s natural-born killers
Take a deep dive into the wondrous world of whales – orca, humpback, pilot, blue – with Naturaliste Charters in south-west WA.
Tag: animals
Nature Photographer of the Year
Shortlist: 2024 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year
Here are the shortlisted images for the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards for 2024, showcasing the year’s best wildlife and landscape photos.
Nature & Wildlife
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Unlikely animal friendships
Why do we love to see unlikely animal friendships? A psychology expert explains.
Queensland
Give me sun, give me sea, give me cetaceans
From July to October, join Australia’s premier whale and dolphin experts on a voyage of adventure and citizen science in Queensland’s idyllic Hervey Bay.
Nature & Wildlife
A guide to the flying-foxes of Australia
Australia’s flying-foxes are vital pollinators of our flowering forests and a raft of species, humans included, rely on that.
Nature & Wildlife
Is the ‘echidnapus’ the Rosetta Stone of early mammal evolution?
The chance discovery of a long-forgotten tray of fossils in the collections of the Australian Museum has highlighted a previously unknown “Age of Monotremes” that thrived while dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
News
Australian bird flu cases: the potential impact on humans and native wildlife
Avian influenza has been detected on an egg farm near Meredith in Victoria’s west, according to Agriculture Victoria, sparking concerns for Australia’s wild birds.
Nature & Wildlife
Wombat burrows provide refuge from fires
A new study has found wildlife use wombat burrows for vital shelter, food and even drinking water, during and after a bushfire.
Nature & Wildlife
Tiny Tanami toadlet call captured for the first time
The call of a tiny, desert-dwelling frog named the Tanami toadlet (Uperoleia micromeles) has been recorded for the first time.
News
Should Australians have to keep pet cats indoors?
Two-thirds of Australians support banning pet cats from roaming. Researchers say a ban would save millions of native animals – and billions of dollars.