Global illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth $32 billion, with rare species in Australia at risk.

It may be tempting to channel your inner Disney princess and befriend every animal you come across. But wildlife is always better left alone.

Beneath the earth, a hidden world thrives as diverse animals construct intricate burrows for survival. These underground ...

Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, ...

Leading animal protection organisations from Australia and New Zealand unite to demand a ban on live animal exports by sea in ...

While the majority of animals (humans included) roam the Earth, some of nature’s most fascinating creatures spend their lives in trees. A research team from Panjab University (PU) led by assistant ...

A version of the mythical Australian “drop bear”, a carnivorous marsupial resembling a koala, actually lived on the continent ...

Three crocodiles are lurking just off the terrace of my room, a few metres away from where my two small children are swimming ...

The world’s only complete specimen of a colossal squid – on display in New Zealand – has developed a cult-like following.

Poet and artist Judith Nangala Crispin’s verse novel was created after travelling through central Australia’s deserts by ...