From brightly coloured birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia’s native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 600,000 plants, animals and insects, many of which ...

Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly serious problem in Australia’s own backyard. Native animals and plants are ...

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown. The study is published in the ...

When you went out today, did you see any birds? A galah perhaps, or a crow? If you did, there's a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but Australia. Out of about 850 species found in ...

It’s a small act with a big impact – your vote matters! From the unmistakable garble of magpies to the colourful flash of rainbow lorikeets, Australia’s native birds are as vibrant as the country they ...

From island extinctions to nationwide losses, feral and domestic cats have been reshaping Australia's biodiversity for decades at a staggering cost. In the spring of 2019, a sanctuary in Mandurah, ...

A permit to cull 20,000 native birds has been granted to a cattle station in the Northern Territory in response to an ...

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Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species. But many of them are facing an ...