A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's priority species. The research highlights the urgent need for increased funding ...

Lion dancing and music heralded the Year of the Snake in Canberra on Wednesday. But the celebrations did not last for long as ...

Zoos Victoria is looking for even more ways that dogs like Moss can help its quest. Hero dog makes 'discovery of a lifetime' ...

Meet the creatures that fight back with nature's most savage defenses. You'll find no mercy if you tangle with one of these ...

Increasing, or at least sustaining, genetic diversity is crucial as it makes a species more adept at adapting to changing ...

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

Animal Services Manager Gina Catallo-Kokoletsos said 21 animals have been adopted out since Feb. 1, which has been “very good ...

What are the 10 smartest animals on Earth? Though it’s debatable, some of the animals on this list have impressive skills when it comes to learning, understanding, memory, communication, ...

Australia has been in the grip of marine heatwaves for several summers in a row. The water temperature in the Coral Sea off ...

US President Donald Trump's administration is moving to roll back protections for endangered species and their habitats in a ...

The tropical archipelago, a territory of India just south of Myanmar, is a tropical oasis and a necessary stopping point for creatures hoping to cross the Bay of Bengal. At the end of January, when ...

Twenty-four hours after local lifesaver Charlize Zmuda was fatally attacked by a shark at a popular Bribie Island beach, more ...