A fluffy native mouse is among the Australian animals added to the international red list of threatened species, with conservationists warning of an escalating global extinction crisis.

There are 742 endangered Australian plants and animals on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List of threatened species. This represents an additional six species in the past ...

Australia is the king of the jungle with four of the world’s most Instagrammed wildlife experiences Think you need to fly to ...

Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of bony herring (Nematalosa erebi), golden and silver perch (Macquaria ambigua and Bidyanus bidyanus, respectively), and Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) have died ...

Koalas, wombats and other native Australian animals occupy a vaunted place in the national identity and play a critical role in the tourism industry. But these species are increasingly under ...

Of course, spiders aren’t the only venomous animals in Australia. It’s home to 20 of the world’s 25 deadliest snakes. Including the Eastern brown snake, which is responsible for the most ...