Endangered Mexican alligator lizards allegedly found in suitcase at Tokyo airport
Vice-president of K2 Security Screening Group Keith Jeffries said profit motives often drive unusual smuggling schemes. “If there’s…
Ozzy the orphaned long-nosed potoroo loves his peanuts
Ozzy, the long-nosed potoroo, is living his best life in the eco-sanctuary of Tatachilla Lutheran College in the…
Researchers call for rare WA reptiles to be listed as endangered
The Pilbara barking gecko and Bungle Bungle robust slider, two of Australia’s least-studied reptile species, could soon be…
H5N1 bird flu threat: Department of Conservation to vaccinate endangered native birds
Last year, DoC completed what it described as a world-first research trial on five native bird species, showing…
H5N1 bird flu threat: Department of Conservation to vaccinate endangered native birds
Last year, DoC completed what it described as a world-first research trial on five native bird species, showing…
Maugean skates released back into Macquarie Harbour after two years in captivity
Two Maugean skates have been released back into the wild on Tasmania’s west coast after more than two…
China and Russia have again blocked moves to protect the endangered emperor penguin
China and Russia have been accused of blocking global efforts to protect the emperor penguin amid concerns the…
Critically endangered kākāriki karaka boosted as Nacho and Trixie raise 55 chicks
“The breeding season has ended and yet she’s still producing eggs and raising chicks,” Percasky said. Two of…
Japan to sell eels bred in captivity in ’world first’
Eels bred in captivity will be sold in stores in Japan for the first time, in a move…
Ancient, critically endangered ‘sterile’ plant King’s lomatia found for second time in Tasmanian wilderness
A second population of the critically endangered plant, King’s lomatia, has been discovered in south-west Tasmania. King’s lomatia…
Researchers thrilled after trail cameras capture footage of creature once thought extinct: ‘[A] final stronghold’
Wildlife researchers in Thailand confirmed the sighting of a false gharial in the Tak Bai peat swamp forest.…
Fears for superb fairy-wrens as experts studying Canberra population predict extinction within decades
The superb fairy-wren is likely to become extinct in the next 30-40 years, according to new research based…