Australia declares extinction of the Christmas Island shrew (Crocidura trichura), the country's last native shrew species.

Sitting in the Indian Ocean is a unique destination filled with wildlife and memorable experiences for those who visit. The Australian external territory of Christmas Island is largely made up of ...

It's official: the only Australian shrew is no more. The latest edition of the International Union for the Conservation of ...

This week, Christmas Island residents are once again sharing their home with millions of the island's endemic red crabs as ...

A snow storm brings an air traffic controller and pilot together at Christmas Island where the pilot is trying to impress her family and become their pilot. Rachel Skarsten and Andrew Walker are the ...

Jan. 4—Guy Lombardo and the Andrews Sister once asked people in song, "How'd ya like to spend Christmas on Christmas Island?" Turns out, more people answered in the affirmative in 2023. Burnside ...

Born on Christmas Day in 1946, it was only fitting that Jimmy Buffett release a holiday album—and he did, 50 years later. Christmas Island, released in 1996, was Buffett’s first holiday album, a ...

As a Christmas baby, it seems befitting that the late Jimmy Buffett would most certainly release a Christmas album, his first being “Christmas Island” in 1996. The festive holiday record, filled with ...