Animals
New lions, goodbye to elephants: New era for Perth Zoo after 120 years
"We are committed to providing the best for the animals in our care ... we cannot develop an elephant exhibit big enough to accommodate a functioning herd."
- by staff writers
Latest
Two cane toads detected in Canberra
Investigations are ongoing on how the toads got to Canberra.
- by Han Nguyen
Animals
Prince Harry and Meghan mark 60 years of royals cuddling koalas
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will meet koalas almost exactly 60 years after the Queen Mother - but this time there will be no cuddling.
- by Tim Barlass
Animals
Wildlife carer suffers severe injuries following kangaroo attack
A kangaroo began to attack Linda Smith's husband before she and her son suffered injuries trying to help him at their property near Toowoomba.
- by Jocelyn Garcia
Animals
'I shot a whole family of baboons': wildlife official's killing spree
The fish and game commission member killed a giraffe, leopard, impala, sable antelope, waterbuck, kudu, warthog, gemsbok (oryx) and eland in Namibia.
Koalas arrive in UK from Adelaide
Five southern koalas have arrived at their new home in England to help boost the numbers of the vulnerable marsupials, after a move planned out and prepared over more than two years.
Canberra
Last weekend of Floriade to finish with dogs day out
Unfortunately, the weather won't be paw-fect ... it might be a little ruff.
- by Han Nguyen
Research
Echidna quills at Taronga hold secrets to fight illegal wildlife trade
Scientists at Taronga's research and learning hub can read an echidna's quill like a map.
- by Megan Gorrey
Animals
Female ranger 'taken' by crocodile in Northern Territory
A woman has been attacked by a crocodile in remote Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
Education
Extinct bones may have solved mystery of human arrival on Madagascar
Under quarantine in a laboratory at the Australian National University lies a graveyard of extinct animals.
- by Sherryn Groch
Animals
Puppy love: scammers advertise dogs that don't exist, netting $51,000
Fake advertisements on trading websites and social media show cute photos and cheap prices, with victims told to pay for transport, crates, insurance, shipping fees, vaccinations and quarantine clearances.