SYDNEY -- It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone ...

Australia is home to some of the most unique animals on the planet. Thanks to its relative isolation from other major landmasses, the wildlife that has developed on the continent boasts unique ...

Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly ...

Brock A. Hedges received funding from Nature Foundation, The Ecological Society of Australia and the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment. Brock A. Hedges currently receives funding from ...

Australia has lost another native mammal, the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura), officially declared extinct by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List on 10 ...

With their round faces, tiny ears, beady eyes and seemingly permanent smiles, quokkas have earned the reputation as "the happiest animals in the world." These small marsupials, found almost ...

Mono, the short-beaked echidna, has joined Rockhampton Zoo, taking up residence in a newly refurbished Aussie animals enclosure. Mono -named after the word “monotreme,” meaning egg‑laying mammal – ...