Eight animals and five plants have been added to Australia's growing list of threatened species in the last month. Animals are facing threat from habitat destruction or degradation and climate change, ...

Around 100 species of native wildlife are on a list of species under significant threat from the deadly strain of bird flu that arrived in Australia for the time last week.

Animals have a long history of being sent to battlefields to act in many different roles, and have saved countless human lives. Pigeons, cats, dogs, donkeys and horses were taken into dangerous ...

You might think of Australia’s arid centre as a dry desert landscape devoid of aquatic life. But it’s actually dotted with thousands of rock holes – natural rainwater reservoirs that act as little ...

It’s possible – and we’re seeing some early signs. You might think evolution is glacially slow. At a species level, that’s true. But evolution happens every time organisms produce offspring. The ...

Australia is a nation of animal lovers, with one of the highest pet ownership rates in the world. The country is home to unique native wildlife. Australia's animal welfare laws are regulated by the ...

Consultation on the federal government’s renewed Australian Animal Welfare Strategy – the first of its kind in a decade – opened on Friday, as the nation’s agricultural ministers also agreed to work ...