Have you ever wondered what creatures share your backyard? Meet the Marshall family from Tinderbox, south of Hobart, Australia, who recently embarked on an exciting journey to find out what animals live on their property. Thanks to the Tasmanian Land Conservancy’s WildTracker project, a citizen science program, the family is discovering the fascinating array of […]
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Quiet seaside town shocked by violent act against kangaroos after they were run down and left to die on the street
Six kangaroos have been mowed down and left to die on a quiet street in a beachside town, with residents and wildlife rescuers up in arms over the ‘disturbing’ incident. The attack occurred on Blairs Road at Long Beach in Batemans Bay on the NSW south coast last Sunday with locals claiming they heard noises […]
Australia’s rarest bird of prey disappearing at alarming rate
Australia’s rarest bird of prey—the red goshawk—is facing extinction, with Cape York Peninsula now the only place in Queensland known to support breeding populations. Ph.D. candidate Chris MacColl from The University of Queensland’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences led the research project that made the discovery and was shocked by the hawk’s dwindling numbers. […]
Dying for sex: endangered male quolls may be mating themselves to death instead of sleeping, scientists say
Male northern quolls seem to sacrifice sleep in favour of having sex, behaviour that might be responsible for their early deaths, suggests new research into the endangered marsupials. Australian scientists have investigated why male northern quolls usually mate themselves to death after one season, while females of the species reproduce once but live up to […]
Crocodile takes revenge on noisy zoo employee by devouring his lawnmower
Zoo workers have been forced to rescue a mangled lawn mower after it fell foul of a grumpy crocodile. Elvis the croc, who resides at Australian Reptile Park, New South Wales, Australia, took issue with the noisy grass trimmer as it shortened the green in his enclosure. Waking up and choosing violence, he entered into […]
Five baby emus are DELIBERATELY run over on a remote dirt road as their owner breaks down in tears over the sickening act of animal cruelty: ‘A massacre’
Heartbreaking images of five emu chicks ran over and left for dead on a remote road in a national park have sparked community outrage over what’s been described ‘deliberate act of cruelty’. A quest for answers is underway after the ‘massacred’ chicks were discovered in various states of trauma with horrific injuries across a dead-end […]
How hair dye is helping conservation of Australian sea lion population
An innovative new project is using human hair dye on Australian sea lions at Carnac and Seal Islands off the coast of Perth to track and learn about the local population. Edith Cowan University (ECU) are jointly leading the project with Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) marine researchers, in collaboration with Department of […]
Australia Aims to End Species Extinctions — Can Its New Plan Succeed?
Australia has one of the highest rates of species extinctions in the world, but it has just announced an initiative to preserve 30% of the country’s land mass by 2030 in order to bring species extinctions down entirely to zero. Australia is home to many unique plants and animals, but increasing extreme weather events, including […]