Newly protected Edgbaston Reserve in Queensland home to 37 species found nowhere else in the world
Once a cattle station, this land in outback Queensland is also home to more than three dozen unique species found nowhere else in the world.Unique…
Once a cattle station, this land in outback Queensland is also home to more than three dozen unique species found nowhere else in the world.Unique…
In short: Scientists are discovering new megafauna and other unusual species at The Caves near Rockhampton.In recent months, they have discovered the presence of thylacoleo…
In short: Researchers in the Pilbara have discovered and named a new ant species after Voldemort, from the Harry Potter series.The lead author of the study says…
In short: New research has found how western ringtail possums are adapting to climate change in South West WA.The beloved species, endemic to the area,…
The flocks of birds that fill the skies during their long migrations and the herds of animals that make their way across vast expanses of…
In short: A new book about rabbit control aims to reach landholders via their children.Rabbit-Free Australia says people are becoming complacent about the issue.What's next: A series of…
In short: A new $12.1 million platypus refuge has opened at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo.Platypus Rescue HQ will offer refuge during disasters, conduct state-of-the-art research…
RESEARCHERS found evidence that juvenile fish from the dinosaur era sometimes cannibalized their younger kin. The team uncovered the odd, prehistoric behavior by analyzing a…
NewsFeedScientists say the world’s first successful IVF rhino pregnancy could pave the way to saving the critically endangered northern white rhino from extinction.Published On 24…
December 28 2023 will mark the fiftieth anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s signing of the United States Endangered Species Act (ESA). In these contentious times,…
Numerous global systems humans rely on for survival — including ecosystems, groundwater, insurance and the space industry — are on the precipice of catastrophic tipping points, according to…
A new national recovery plan has been adopted to help save the world's only wild macadamia plants from extinction. Key points:Macadamias are a native Australian plantThey…
In a secure, temperature-controlled vault in Fiji's capital of Suva, stacks of tiny vials hold several plantations-worth of sprouting plants.The dazzling display of banana, taro, breadfruit,…
An endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, the smallest and hairiest of the five extant rhino species, was born in Indonesia last week in a conservation area, the…
In a wildlife conservation first, artificial Intelligence technology and 24-hour surveillance will be used to monitor the plains-wanderer, a critically endangered bird, as well as threatened marsupial…
Jeremy Wilson is stabbing the red dirt with his pocketknife.Every flick of the wrist brings him closer to his next find. But, unlike the prospectors trying…
The number of invasive alien species is increasing at “unprecedented” rates, and more than 3,500 of these are harmful, causing biodiversity loss and threatening ecosystems…
Landmark report says invasive species are a major threat to biodiversity and require countries to work together to stop their spread. Australia has been battling…
Bird experts are concerned a multi-million-dollar redevelopment of a harbour in Western Australia's South West will disrupt the nesting of a vulnerable bird species.Key points:Construction…
The Department of the Interior's Fish and Wildlife Service (pictured reintroducing a non-endangered pelican in Barataria Bay, La.) has adjusted regulations to allow it to…