Birdbath, food or water? How to attract your favourite birds to your garden
Is providing birds with food and water making them too dependent? Or are gardens just the new frontier of Australia's urban landscape? New research aims to find out.
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Go native: why we need ‘wildlife allotments’ to bring species back to the ‘burbs
It is possible to use small spaces such as transport corridors, verges and the edges of sporting grounds for native wildlife habitat restoration, helping to bring biodiversity back into cities.
Planet Earth II: why most animals can’t hack city living
Some animals love living in the urban jungle – but they are a small minority, compared to those we risk losing to urbanisation.
Sex lives of reptiles could leave them vulnerable to climate change
We are only just starting to appreciate the full sexual diversity of animals.
Tiny desert mice could help save Australia’s grasslands from invasion
Australia's arid grasslands are being invaded - by native shrubs and trees.
Development has devastated wildlife in lands south of Nairobi
Athi-Kaputiei is close to Nairobi where undeveloped land is exceedingly scarce and expensive. This has made it a powerful magnet for people.
Alien invaders: the illegal reptile trade is a serious threat to Australia
Keeping non-native reptiles as pets is against the law – with good reason. Alien species traded on the black market can potentially establish themselves in the wild if they are released or escape.
How an ‘urban zoo’ project in Kenya is helping unpack the spread of disease
Africa's cities are melting pots of activity and interaction. There are fears that the continent's next major modern disease crisis will emerge from them.
Why we should welcome the return of ‘Old Stinker’, the English werewolf
Collective environmental guilt could be leading to a rise in werewolf sightings in the English countryside.
The Moth Snowstorm: an environmental call to arms as powerful as Silent Spring
Michael McCarthy's memoir is a timely reminder of the destruction of the natural world.
How I discovered one of the greatest wildlife gatherings on Earth in far-north Queensland
Metallic starlings – not the kind that live in your roof – breed in huge colonies that draw thousands of animals.
Kenya’s wildlife populations are declining markedly as livestock numbers grow
Over the past four decade populations of almost all the common wildlife species have fallen to one third or less of their previous levels
Queensland’s culling program is not the solution to New South Wales’ shark problem
Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has offered to extend the state's shark netting and drum lines into New South Wales.
Eastern quolls edge closer to extinction – but it’s not too late to save them
Half of Tasmania's eastern quolls – Australia's last population – have disappeared in the past 10 years.
Birds, bees and bugs: your garden is an ecosystem, and it needs looking after
Whether you live in an urban apartment or a rural homestead, your outdoor area is more than just a private space. It's a thriving ecosystem.
Croc safari: why selling licences to rich hunters isn’t fair
Should shooting crocs be allowed for elite hunters?
Explainer: what is CITES and why should we care?
The focus of CITES is not solely on the protection of species. It also promotes controlled trade that is not detrimental to the sustainability of wild species.
The world’s carbon stores are going up in smoke with vanishing wilderness
The world has lost 10% of its wilderness areas in the past 20 years and, with it, vast stores of carbon.
Tasmanian devils are evolving rapidly to fight their deadly cancer
New research suggests devils are evolving rapidly in response to their highly lethal transmissible cancer, and that the devils could save themselves.
Feral animals are running amok on Australia’s islands – here’s how to stop them
Eradicating feral animals from islands can be expensive, but new research shows where to get the biggest bang for our buck.
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