Once common across the grasslands west of Melbourne, the Victorian grassland earless dragon was thought to be extinct for 54 ...

Significant reductions in illegal poaching are necessary to prevent the extinction of vulnerable species. Current privacy and surveillance laws can complicate digital tracking of illegal wildlife ...

If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent. The three most venomous snakes in the world are from Australia (with a few others ...

The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three different species — one of which, the "Newcastle big boy," is much larger. When ...

A group of future seeing eye dogs in Australia enjoyed a day out at the aquarium as part of their training process. Video footage shows the 9-week-old pups named Bruce, Betsy, Bronte and Barkley ...

Recent analysis of two fossils from Australia, estimated to be about 50,000 years old, suggests that Australia’s First Peoples valued big animals for their fossils as well as for their meat, ...

Wild cockatoos in Western Sydney have learned to drink from water fountains — choosing to drink from them even if they have to queue. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...