Discover why wildlife crime is surging in Australia, which species are at risk, and how law reforms aim to turn the tide.

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the ...

Getty Image While Australia is home to some of the most impressive wildlife, it is also home to a sad fact. Being in complete ...

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"Most people, including Australians, don’t know about most mammals in Australia," says Jack Ashby, author of the new book Platypus Matters . Reading time 5 minutes Eighty-six years ago today, the last ...

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 ...

The distressing new estimate considers animals killed in the fires and those that will die from indirect causes, like starvation and dehydration Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

SYDNEY -- It has been described as Australia's Galapagos Islands and has long been a refuge for some of the country's most endangered creatures. But devastating wildfires over recent days have undone ...

HOW would you describe Australian mammals? My work involves regularly talking to people about them. When I say that platypuses’ duck-like bills can detect the electrical impulses controlling the ...

Brisbane, Australia, and the rest of the state of Queensland offer a variety of attractions for tourists. The Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary allows visitors to see and interact with native Australian ...

If you can't go to Australia to pet the koalas, the koalas will now come to you — sort of. Google has added eight Australian animals to its collection of mobile AR creatures, allowing users to size up ...