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Science & Environment

Hunters kill migrating birds on their 10,000km journey to Australia

A study conducted with a large international team suggests hunting is a likely key threat to migrating birds.

News

Rabbits top list of Australia’s 10 worst invasive species

Surprised? Rabbits have come in at number one according to a new report on the worst invasive species.

Wildlife

Decline in Tassie devil populations disrupting food chain

The decline of Tasmanian devils is having an unusual knock-on effect: animal carcasses would once have been gobbled up in short order by devils are now taking many days longer to disappear.

Wildlife

Going ‘extinct by neglect’: the state of Australia’s threatened birds

Australia’s threatened bird populations have dropped by more than half in the last few decades. But researchers hope a world-first data project can help save our birds that are at risk of extinction.

Science & Environment

Don’t forget about Australia’s threatened plants

Often fluffy and cute, Australia’s threatened animals enjoy a much higher profile than the country’s threatened plants, despite that they’re the backbone of all life on earth.

Wildlife

In pictures: the best cakes from the Threatened Species Bake Off

To celebrate Threatened Species Day this coming Friday the Threatened Species Commissioner Sally Box is holding a bake off with a twist— all baked goods must be of your favourite threatened species. Use the #TSBakeoff hashtag to enter your cake into the bake off before this Friday.