‘Exciting’ signs of survival as quolls and bandicoots reintroduced to outback
Bec West has been involved in the Wild Deserts project for a decade.(ABC News: Bill Ormonde) It has…
Bird flu’s spread to foxes prompts calls for ‘major rethink’ on how city dwellers deal with pest
The spread of H5 bird flu into foxes on Australia’s mainland has prompted calls for a “major rethink”…
American cheetah was not actually a cheetah, DNA reveals
Ancient DNA reveals that the American cheetah was actually closer to pumas, ranged into Arctic Yukon, and may…
It Looks and Tastes Like Beef, Is Actually Bird
When a friend approached Brent Williams four years ago with a business proposition to start an ostrich…
How do animals survive life on the equator? The astonishing tricks rainforest creatures use to survive the world’s hottest, wettest forests
Living successfully in the tropics is no mean feat. Stuart Blackman looks at the living conditions at the…
Scientists discovered an underwater city of 20,000 octopus nests deep inside California coast; largest known nursery on the planet
Researchers have located the planet’s largest known octopus nursery deep off the Californian coast, documenting 5,718 animals in…
How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan
Most of the countryside around the Holnicote estate in Somerset has been dry and dusty for most of…
Woolly mammoth vs elephant:They look like giant, hairy elephants… but how different were woolly mammoths really?
Woolly mammoths hold a special place in the part of the human brain that thinks about extinct species,…
Man throws dead fish at leopard seal’s face on Petone Beach
Leopard seal washes ashore on Petone Beach Footage of a man throwing a dead fish at a three-metre…
Turtle doves released in South Downs National Park to help species recover
Conservationists have released 30 turtle doves in the South Downs National Park in a bid to help the…
Five animals shot with arrows or darts in recent weeks across southern Tasmania
A wallaby found with an arrow through its body near Austins Ferry is one of at least five…
Scientists covered bat drinking pools with clear plastic; 11 bat species tried to drink from the fake water |
A thirsty bat sweeps over a pond, listens to the echoes returning from its surface and drops closer…