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 ...

In 1859, Australia released 13 rabbits for hunting. Decades later, they created one of the world’s worst invasive species crises

When European rabbits arrived in Australia in the 19th century, they were brought in as familiar game animals for hunting ...
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Australia has more native bird species than almost anywhere else. What led to this explosion of diversity?

When you went out today, did you see any birds? A galah perhaps, or a crow? If you did, there's a decent chance the bird you saw lives nowhere but Australia. Out of about 850 species found in ...

Australia’s Most Vulnerable Bees Have No Escape from Heat

When extreme heat scorches Australia, underground bees retreat into insulating soil to survive, but stem-nesting bees have ...
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Bird flu spreads to native animal for the first time

A South Australian seabird has become the first native bird to have H5 bird flu, weeks after migratory birds carrying the ...

Bird flu has spread to two Australian states. Here’s how it could accelerate our extinction crisis

The deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has now been found in a second state, South Australia, after earlier being identified in Western Australia. Authorities have confirmed three seabirds have died of ...
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Australia, a biodiversity hotspot, recognizes 750 new species

In Australia, unique species abound – from koalas and kangaroos to wombats and emus. Now, the western laughing frog and a spider named for Tom Hardy are among the 750 new species recognized on the ...

Deadly bird flu puts 100 species of Australia’s ‘isolated’ wildlife at risk of mass deaths

Around 100 species of native wildlife are on a list of species under significant threat from the deadly strain of bird flu that arrived in Australia for the time last week.

‘A genuine wildlife emergency’: everything you need to know about the arrival of H5 bird flu in Australia

What is the virus? Where did it come from? Are humans at risk? What does it mean for the agricultural sector and wildlife? Experts answer your questions ...