The Bramble Cay melomys was declared extinct by the Morrison Government on Monday, prompting conservationists to, again, question the effectiveness of laws and management.
New polling has found that almost a quarter of pet owners in Australia have done no research into their new exotic animals.
Last week, the ABC premiered a new series, The Magical Land of Oz, breaking an 18-year dry spell for Australian-made, blue-chip natural history documentaries.
Our iconic native wildlife are all having to deal with less and less living space. Where wildlife used to be able to spread out in their native habitat, urbanisation is resulting in constantly decreasing bush and is creating pockets of wildlife. As animals move out of those pockets, they come into contact with people and… View Article
They can live to be 100 years old and must make a grand journey at the end of their lives to New Caledonia to complete their life cycle.
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.
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.
A steady stream of warm water flowing from the tropics shapes the coastal flora and fauna of Western Australia.
The world’s smallest penguin has made one of Australia’s largest cities its home.
Whether seen in flocks resembling large green tornadoes in central Australia, or in your home as a family pet, budgies are Australia’s most ubiquitous bird.