Nature & Wildlife
Homeward bound for bush stone-curlews
These eye-catching birds are being reintroduced across the south-east of Australia in a bid to restore the species to its historical range.
Tag: Wildlife
Nature & Wildlife
Scientists are watching wombat burrows from space
The Nullarbor is riddled with wombat and rabbit warrens. How do we know where these semi-subterranean creatures live, and how many there are? The answers come from the sky.
Nature & Wildlife
DNA tests reveal orcas killed great white for only its liver
Scientists have confirmed a great white shark found dead on a beach in western Victoria in 2023 was killed by orcas. Their research is also the first confirmed evidence of orcas’ selective eating of shark liver in Australian waters.
Nature & Wildlife
Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech
Australia’s most mysterious marsupials can now be detected using new technology.
News
Australia remains on high alert for killer bird flu despite enduring recent high-risk migration season
As a deadly bird flu continues to wreak havoc across the globe, Australia has so far remained the only continent free of the disease. But experts warn it’s only a matter of time before the lethal virus that causes the disease arrives on our shores.
History & Culture
Rescuing the matriarch trapdoor spiders of Porongurup
This extraordinarily successful wildlife rescue story will change your view of spiders.
Nature & Wildlife
Moonstruck: How lunar light influences animal behaviour
Lunar animal research is receiving the technological and methodological breakthroughs necessary for the next wave of intriguing findings.
Nature & Wildlife
Using cane toads to destroy cane toads: how ‘Peter Pan’ tadpoles are keeping these pests from ever growing up
Researchers from Sydney’s Macquarie University have discovered cane toad tadpoles are cannibalistic and can help stop the spread of their fellow toads if they remain in their pre-metamorphosis state.
Nature & Wildlife
Keeping native species as pets could save them from extinction. But it’s not that simple
In recent years, states such as South Australia have moved to liberalise native wildlife ownership laws. Could this be good for threatened species? That depends. Turning threatened species into pets may keep the species alive – but unable to survive without us.
History & Culture
Natural justice
Recent trials of people charged with deliberately killing protected eagles in north-eastern Victoria have shone a light on the lengthy process of prosecuting wildlife crimes.