It’s well established that unsustainable human activity is damaging the health of the planet. The way we use Earth threatens our future and that of many animals and plants. Species extinction is an inevitable end point.
With bizarre physiology and an equally strange collection of genes, the platypus is like no other animal. But, after more than 120 million years of evolution, could time soon be up for this unique Australian.
We are witnessing the loss of biodiversity at rates never before seen in human history.
Nailtail wallabies may be back from the brink, but they’re facing the same challenges.
Chytrid fungus has been responsible for wiping out seven species of Australian frogs, with no definite cure in sight for those still under threat.
The Bramble Cay melomys was declared extinct by the Morrison Government on Monday, prompting conservationists to, again, question the effectiveness of laws and management.
Scientists have officially called it: the Derwent River seastar is gone.
Early European settlement, with its determination to cultivate the land, led to immense battles between farmers and Australia’s native wildlife.
A number of our unique native birds and mammals are likely to disappear in the next 20 years unless Australia improves its protection of endangered species.