Ecologist Claire Greenwell has dedicated her life to studying fairy terns, an endangered seabird. Now, she’s calling for the protection of other beach-nesting bird under threat.
New research conducted with the help of Australian scientists has found oceanic shark and ray numbers have dropped more than 70 per cent in 50 years.
The world watches with bated breath as the future of one of our most endangered birds hangs in the balance.
A little-known type of burrowing crayfish thought to be extinct has been spotted by environmental scientists in steep creeks in Tasmania’s rugged west.
New research discovers surprising detail about the thylacine’s evolution.
The western ground parrot is rarely seen, so, when images such as this emerge, ecologists become hopeful for the species.
It was growing rainforests, not humans, scientists say.
Scientists have identified 20 snakes and lizards at greatest risk of extinction in the next two decades.
Exactly why the Top End’s mammals have declined so severely has long been unknown, leaving scientists and conservation managers at a loss.
When considered as one species, sugar gliders were widespread, abundant and officially classified as “least concern”, but now that’s changed.