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 has confirmed deadly H5N1 bird flu has been found in 102 wild seabirds across five states at the time of writing, ...

Significant reductions in illegal poaching are necessary to prevent the extinction of vulnerable species. Current privacy and surveillance laws can complicate digital tracking of illegal wildlife ...

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

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has released a draft feral cat management plan. Its aim is to reduce the devastating impact of cats on Australian wildlife, with a focus on protecting the ...

It’s endured raging wildfires and aggressive developers. But if you want to understand sustainability in Australia, you have to visit Tassin Barnard's Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary. Tassin Barnard, ...

Australian wildlife officers have made the difficult decision to euthanize 90 false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in Tasmania, after rough ocean conditions made it impossible to refloat ...

Now that the Paris Olympics and Paralympics have disappeared from our screens, let's get back to watching animal videos. But seriously, have you ever paused to think about the athletic abilities of ...

Australia is well-known for being the home of iconic, exotic, and unique wildlife. I’ve been there many times and am always pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of nonhuman animals of incredibly ...

Simultaneous wildfires since December 2024 have left Grampians, Little Desert and the Great Otway National Parks in Australia devastated. Scientists say it will take decades for plants and wildlife to ...

Cats are killing far more native Australian wildlife than previously thought - Scientists call for creating fenced ’safe ...