Kids at tiny school work to save extremely rare ‘flying jewel’ purple copper butterfly
Kids at a tiny regional school are on a mission to save one of Australia’s extremely rare butterflies.…
Rufous scrub-bird DNA project aims to safeguard ancient and elusive songbird
A tiny songbird species living in pockets of high-altitude rainforest since the time of the dinosaurs is having…
Snowy owls return to Prairies for winter with new status as threatened species
Every year, snowy owls spread their wings and migrate down to the Prairies, where they enjoy access to…
Council says warnings ignored about tree removal in Central West Orana REZ
The NSW government is being accused of wilfully ignoring warnings about the destruction of hundreds of native trees…
Photographer Lyn Alcock captures wild antics of Dryandra’s numbat population over 20 years
After 20 years photographing the endangered marsupials of Dryandra Woodland in Western Australia’s South West, Lyn Alcock has…
Tasmanian tiger resurrection team’s plan for 93 rare species: ‘Survive forever’
The world is undergoing its sixth mass extinction event, with conservationists estimating up to 30,000 of its 100…
Trail cameras capture rare, first-of-its-kind footage of ‘one of the world’s rarest’ cats: ‘Such a beautiful sight’
Trail cameras captured unexpected footage in Tanjung Puting National Park on Endangered Species Day: a Bornean clouded leopard…
Another ‘little-known’ Aussie animal declared extinct: ‘Tragedy’
There’s a high-pitched sound that once echoed across an Australian tropical island that will never be heard again.…
Australian island sound that will never be heard again after mistake: ‘Could have done better’
There’s a high-pitched sound that once echoed across an Australian tropical island that will never be heard again.…
Curious national park photo exposes $18 billion Aussie emergency: ‘Enormous toll’
With feral cats killing an estimated 1.5 billion native mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs each year in Australia,…
After viral video of giant manta ray capture, bipartisan Florida lawmakers want change
Earlier this summer, a viral video ignited a wave of outrage across Florida: Five men capture and hoist…
Captive-raised northern bettongs released into wild in north Queensland
Ecologists have successfully introduced three endangered northern bettongs into the wild, after the animals spent most of their…