10 rare animal species found only in Australia
Australia is home to some of the most rare animals in the world, with nearly 80% of plants, mammals, reptiles, and frogs ...
Forty-one new flora and fauna species added to Australia's threatened list
A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the ...
To save Australia's animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they're getting it wrong?
Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction.
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Australia’s threatened species in crisis
The Albanese government, which committed to ‘no new extinctions’ in 2022, approved more than 25,000 hectares of threatened species habitat to be destroyed in 2024 – more than twice as much as the ...
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Australia vows new plan to stop mammal extinction crisis
Australia plans to halt the loss of any more species and end its status as "the mammal extinction capital of the world", its government says. More than 100 threatened animals and plants ...
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Red list of endangered species now counts 742 Australian species
There are 742 endangered Australian plants and animals on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of threatened species, which grew by six species in the past year.
1080 baits are used to kill foxes, cats and dingoes – but other animals can be more likely to eat them
Even though 1080 is derived from native plants, not all of Australia’s native species are resistant to this lethal poison.
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Humans, not climate change, may have wiped out Australia’s giant kangaroos
About 40,000 years ago, giant kangaroos vanished Down Under. Dental analyses suggest a varied diet, meaning climate change was not the main cause.