Critically endangered Norfolk Island morepork owl faces genetic bottleneck
Researchers are warning a rare owl descended from a single breeding pair on Norfolk Island could die out…
Numbat conservation efforts pull native species from brink of extinction
Numbats, Western Australia’s animal emblem, have been pulled from the brink of extinction after research found the population…
Darwin Harbour Middle Arm gas and petrochemical precinct could be roadblocked by endangered herb
A tiny endangered herb that has just been added to Australia’s national threatened species list could potentially stop…
Legal action filed against federal environment minister’s decision to allow land clearing at NT station
An environmental organisation has launched legal action against the federal environment minister, arguing his decision not to assess…
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…
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…
Rare good news for critically endangered east coast grey nurse sharks
Grey nurse shark numbers along Australia’s east coast are on the rise, in “rare good conservation news” for…
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…
Threatened microbat living in urban Illawarra stuns scientists
A bat about the size of a 20-cent coin has been found for the first time living in…
Black-tailed godwit joins NSW endangered species list as population dives
Scientists fear a remarkable migratory shorebird, which flies vast distances each year to reach Australia, will become extinct…