The venomous invader threatening koalas and platypuses

The venomous invader threatening koalas and platypuses

The invasive pests can injure and kill Australian wildlife,particularly defenceless hatchlings,the federal Environment Department has told a parliamentary inquiry.

  • byMike Foley

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Critics fear change of logging law will further endanger greater gliders

Critics fear change of logging law will further endanger greater gliders

Loggers will no longer be required to search for the endangered Greater Gliders and their den trees in known habitat areas in NSW.

  • byNick O'Malley
Experimental technique could save world’s most endangered species

Experimental technique could save world’s most endangered species

The world’s first pregnancy in a rhinoceros through IVF could be the answer to saving the northern white rhino. Scientists have proved for the first time it can work.

  • bySarah Knapton
This Aussie rat dies by sex. Now we know it’s a cannibal,too

This Aussie rat dies by sex. Now we know it’s a cannibal,too

Its mating behaviour is a gory quirk of evolution. Thanks to a video taken by a naturalist on a bushwalk,it just got weirder.

  • byAngus Dalton
Australian agricultural tech is helping save endangered species

Australian agricultural tech is helping save endangered species

Researchers are using technology originally designed for cattle to track koala numbers before the arrival of Inland Rail.

  • byLiv Casben
Inside the shed where tanks of frogs are on a mission to save their species

Inside the shed where tanks of frogs are on a mission to save their species

These corroboree frogs – no bigger than three centimetres – are critically endangered,battling disease,invasive species,a changing environment and natural disasters. It’s hoped this shed will change that.

  • byLaura Chung
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‘Grand old’ Burke,a southern koala,dies in British zoo

‘Grand old’ Burke,a southern koala,dies in British zoo

Burke joined the UK’s Longleat collection in 2019 from Osaka,where he had a cult following,as part of a breeding program to protect the species.

  • byRob Harris
The last stand:Perth to save 1800ha of its pines. Will it be enough?

The last stand:Perth to save 1800ha of its pines. Will it be enough?

In a win for people power,the state has just recognised years of lobbying to save the remnant pines in Perth’s northern suburbs. But is it too little,too late?

  • byEmma Young
Rio’s Africa mine steps closer to production – and endangered chimpanzees

Rio’s Africa mine steps closer to production – and endangered chimpanzees

The global resources giant expects to dig up 1.5 billion tonnes of iron ore in Africa over the next 26 years,stimulating its growth and expenses.

  • bySimon Johanson
The billionaire from US royalty on a quest to bring the Tasmanian tiger back

The billionaire from US royalty on a quest to bring the Tasmanian tiger back

Her grandfather was once the richest man in the US,now Lyda Hill is making her own mark.

  • byShelly Hagan
The perilous future facing Australia’s secretive ‘flying koalas’

The perilous future facing Australia’s secretive ‘flying koalas’

Greater gliders were once a common feature of our forests,but experts say only urgent action can save them.

  • byMike Foley