native to Australia Archives

Secret life of spiders unveiled

The South Australian public are helping out with one of the biggest spider surveys ever attempted.

As native species decline and traditional practices are lost, Aboriginal hunting is becoming unsustainable, says a report.

The government has declared a new conservation area in a region home to peregrine falcons and many vulnerable species.

Parrots intoxicated by a mystery substance are dropping out of the sky near Darwin.

Experts say that synthetic dingo urine could be used an effective repellent to prevent kangaroos being shot by farmers.

100,000 hectares of river red gum forests will now be protected under NSW government legislation.

New hope for dwindling regent honeyeaters as captive birds are released in Victoria.

Flying foxes are to get a noisy eviction from the city’s Royal Botanic Gardens.

Two Australian parrots migrate annually over Bass Strait — a voyage that threatens their survival.

You might be shocked to learn that many Australian mammals are unknown to science. Taxonomist Harry Parnaby says it’s time to turbo-charge research.