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The eggshells belonged to an extinct group of crocs, some members of which were "drop crocs" that plunged onto prey ...

STORY: [Tanya Plibersek, Australia Environment Minister] "We deserve to know that Australia has lost more mammal species to extinction than any other continent." Australia has released a five-yearly ...

One of the things Australia is known for is its animals, predominantly, the deadly kind. While there are deadly animals in Australia, it’s important to remember Australia is the sixth largest country ...

Global illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth $32 billion, with rare species in Australia at risk.

Australia is the most notorious country on Earth for deadly wildlife. The red continent is thick with venomous snakes and spiders, toothy sharks and crocodiles, baby-eating dingoes, and the cassowary ...

Australia plans to build a national park twice the size of the UK’s Lake District to protect koalas, greater gliders, and ...

Euan G. Ritchie is a Councillor within the Biodiversity Council, and a member of the Ecological Society of Australia and the Australian Mammal Society. Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of ...

Mother Nature must have had a pretty sick sense of humour when she created Australia. We live in one of the most breathtaking environments on the planet with rainforests and mountain ranges, crystal ...

Animal law is a growing area of study and practice because of the many ways in which nonhuman animals (animals) are used in a wide variety of venues. Globally, nonhumans, including fully sentient ...

Australia sends around 20 million tonnes of waste to landfill every year, and during the process of dumping and burying, it’s blown towards the perimeters of these sprawling sit ...