Rare snails thought to be extinct settle into new home on Norfolk Island
It is an ultra-rare species of snail that was thought to be extinct for decades and gives birth…
Tiny red-fin blue-eye fish found only in Australia survives predator onslaught
Using scoops made from milk bottles, Sarah Butler has been working tirelessly to save a tiny fish found…
What Happened to Australasia’s Lost Crocodiles? New Research Reveals a Dramatic Extinction Story
Australia’s crocodiles are the last survivors of a far more diverse group of ancient crocodylians that once dominated…
Rare Rymer apples found on NSW Southern Tablelands farm
Rudi Stachow spent his early years in his family’s orchard on the NSW Southern Tablelands eating a variety…
Marsupials Previously Thought Extinct for 6,000 Years Discovered: ‘A once-in-a-lifetime discovery’
Photograph Carlos Bocos, licensed CC 4.0. Int. via inclusion in Flannery et al., 2026. Rec. Aust. Mus. 78(1):…
How eastern quolls, once extinct on the mainland, have returned to Victoria
An endangered “native cat” is making a celebrated comeback, with a breeding population of eastern quolls making a…
Western quoll joey born in outback NSW likely to be first in a century
When Indigenous trainee zoo keeper Vincent Hamilton bent down to check a trap in the Sturt National Park…
Frog Wiped Out by Disease Returns to the Wild With the Help of ‘Frog Spas’ and ‘Frog Saunas’
Releasing a green and golden bell frog back in the wild – Credit: University of Canberra This beautiful…
Thought Extinct, Snail Scientists Embark on Largest Snail Breeding and Reintroduction Effort in History
– credit, Phil Fitzgerald and Lucas James for Parks Australia A group of Australian biologists have discovered that…
‘Extinct’ Graceful Oryx Thriving in the Saharan Wilds Thanks to Decades of Captive Breeding
credit – Saharan Conservation Even as the final scimitar-horned oryx was felled for meat and leather on the…
South Australian golf course wetland is breeding site for locally extinct tiny native olive perchlet
Golf courses around the world feature picturesque water ponds as a challenging hazard for players to avoid, but…
5 of the most endangered animals in the world
The Bornean orangutan, the largest tree-dwelling mammal on Earth, is found only on Borneo island. It is critically…