Australia had years to prepare for the arrival of bird flu. The deadly, highly transmissible H5N1 strain emerged in late 2020 in Asia, before spreading to every other continent bar Australia. After ...

Australia’s unique animal species are in sharp decline, with more than 40 mammal extinctions over the past 238 years. This ...

Numbats, Western Australia's animal emblem, have been pulled from the brink of extinction after research found the population was growing in the wild.

Bird flu could decimate everything from pelicans and ibises to penguins and quolls, a horrifying risk analysis shows.

Imagine replanting various native species only to have them die because the area is too hot or too dry. Or reconnecting woodland habitat only to lose large tracts to bushfire. Well, our new research ...

Australia’s mammalian fauna is distinguished by a high degree of endemism and by ecological specialisations that have evolved in isolation over millions of years. These species now face a confluence ...

When large and warty cane toads were first brought to Australia nearly 100 years ago, they had a simple mission: to gobble up beetles and other pests in the sugarcane fields. Today, though, the toads ...

Every year, one of the world's most remarkable wildlife migrations takes place on Australia's remote Christmas Island, where ...

When large and warty cane toads were first brought to Australia nearly 100 years ago, they had a simple mission: to gobble up beetles and other pests in the sugarcane fields. Today, though, the toads ...

What is the virus? Where did it come from? Are humans at risk? What does it mean for the agricultural sector and wildlife? Experts answer your questions ...

Imagine replanting various native species only to have them die because the area is too hot or too dry. Or reconnecting woodland habitat only to lose large tracts to bushfire. Well, our new research ...