A petition to stop feral horses being culled using guns has amassed nearly 50,000 signatures. This petition, named Wild Horses Are Being Gunned Down and Terrorized Inside an Australian National Park, comes as New South Wales approved a plan to kill several thousands of wild horses in the next few years with the help of […]
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Dingo that attacked two children and a man on K’gari is euthanised to protect the public – but the move has sparked outrage among animal lovers
A dingo that attacked two children and a man on the Queensland island of K’gari in recent weeks has been euthanised. Queensland’s Department of Environment, Science and Innovation said the dingo was humanely euthanised on Tuesday afternoon to protect the public. ‘The tagged dingo has displayed increasingly dangerous behaviour including two separate attacks in recent […]
Australian populations of threatened bird species fall 60% in past 40 years
Australia’s populations of threatened and near-threatened bird species have declined by 60% on average in the past 40 years, new research shows. The threatened bird index, which is produced by scientists working with the University of Queensland, reveals some of the largest declines were among species found in South Australia and Queensland. The index brings […]
Victorian Cruelty Laws Naming Animals as Sentient Beings in Australia
In a groundbreaking move, the Victorian government is set to introduce a draft overhaul of cruelty laws, potentially making Victoria the first Australian state to officially recognize animals as sentient beings. Following in the footsteps of the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), this significant step towards acknowledging the emotional and physical capacity of animals is part […]
Australian Lyrebirds Give Singing Lessons to Juveniles–Mimicking 10 Different Species–LISTEN
ABC News Australia recently embedded with a team of ornithologists studying the jaw-dropping vocal ability of lyrebirds in their natural habitat. Deep in the primordial forests of Victoria State’s Dandenong Ranges National Park where there are still ferns as tall as trees, the superb lyrebird Menura (novaehollandiae) can be seen performing elaborate courtship displays with […]
Giant Armored Skinks Once Roamed Australia
There are more species of lizards and snakes alive today than any other order of land vertebrates, yet their fossil record has been poorly documented compared with other groups. Paleontologists have now described a new species of gigantic skink from the Pleistocene of Australia based on the fossilized material that includes much of the skull […]
With hundreds of call-outs every day, wildlife rescue services can help Australians understand threats to native animals
Imagine coming across an injured kangaroo on the side of the road. Or a bat entangled in fruit tree netting. Would you know who to call to get help? After a quick search, you find the number of your local wildlife rescue service and give them a call. A trained operator gathers the information they […]
Holiday horror as a toddler is attacked by a dingo while his family were camping in a national park
Parks and wildlife rangers have launched an urgent hunt to track down a dingo that attacked a two-year-old boy, leaving him with serious injuries. The toddler was attacked by the wild dog at Dales Campground in Karijini National Park, outback Western Australia on Friday night. He was rushed to Tom Price hospital with ‘serious but […]