During Australia's unprecedented heat wave in late January, air temperatures reached 50°C in inland South Australia.

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 ...

Aussies holidaying in New Zealand are often surprised feral brushtail possums appear bigger, darker, and fluffier than their native cousins back home. One of the largest on record ...

It is rightly illegal to own or import a fox, and yet we allow the breeding and selling of cats, which do about 10 times more ...

An Aussie tradie has been warned after footage circulated of a disturbing incident involving a possum on a construction site.

Every living organism has its own genetic "blueprint": the source code for how it grows, functions and reproduces. This ...

An antibiotic used by the Tasmanian salmon farming industry is detected in native species more than 10km away from the ...

Animal welfare groups are calling for a major overhaul into the system that allows native animals to be killed in NSW.

Owners of cats who like to roam are on notice, with one state set to introduce laws to limit the movement of their beloved pets.

We're partnering with New South Wales to prepare the state's native species for H5 avian influenza (bird flu).An extra $1.3 million is supporting ...

Southern Cross University is partnering with Wildlife Recovery Australia to give veterinary students rare, hands-on ...