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 ...

Feral cats have long been suspects in killing native species reintroduced into Australian conservation areas. DNA testing of the carcasses puts felines firmly in the frame. Conservation scientists ...

On shelves crammed with cuddly toy native animals in an Australian airport gift shop, one fluffy possum stood out: Its big brown eyes were moving. A browsing passenger first spotted a living ...

A 28-year-old Chinese national who posted Australian native reptiles and amphibians from Sydney to Hong Kong was sentenced at ...

Incredible nighttime footage shows a feral predator’s attempts to attack vulnerable populations of native animals were thwarted by a security measure. With reasonable ease, the European red fox can be ...

Conservation workers are racing to protect a precious group of Australian animals after record rainfall in New South Wales led to floods that have killed four people. Since 2010, 500 devil joeys alone ...

Humans have been turning wild animals into pets for thousands of years. Pets – animals kept for companionship, not for food or work – were widespread in ancient Egypt. In Australia, First Nations ...

On loose, burnt soil, Dr Phoebe Burns pitched her tent. It was 2013, and the fire scar in the Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park had spread like rot across the entire mountain range. For Phoebe, this ...