Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly ...

We'd like to welcome this curious armless burrowing lizard into the New Species Hall of Fame. Despite being built for life underground, in the end this slider skink was no match for scientists who had ...

Published in Conservation Science and Practice, it reveals the most prevalent crimes against Australia’s wildlife and environment, and makes four key recommendations for urgent law reform. Our unique ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When people think of the animals of Australia, they’re quick to cite dangerous reptiles, like the giant saltwater crocodiles or ...

Wildlife authorities have killed the leader of a pack of dingoes that mauled a jogger on a popular Australian tourist island in a ferocious attack that a rescuer said could have been fatal. Sarah Peet ...

Most people don’t expect a snake to have a public career or a retirement plan. Yet Lady Gaga, an albino carpet python living at Territory Wildlife Park near Darwin, has done both. For nearly two ...

To the delight of conservationists, an adorable little marsupial that had been feared extinct in Western Australia's northern Wheatbelt region has been spotted on a wildlife camera. The brushtail ...