New research uncovers a lost world of strange crocodile relatives that once thrived across Australasia alongside early humans.

A small marsupial thought to have been extinct for decades has recently been filmed in northern Australia. This rediscovery has rekindled hope for local biodiversity and conservation programs. A ...

It's official: the only Australian shrew is no more. The latest edition of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's Red List, the world's most comprehensive global inventory on ...

When you think of rats, you think of relatively small rodents. These dimensions did not apply to the white-footed rabbit rat ...

You are probably familiar with kangaroos. Wallabies too, and most likely quokkas as well. Less famous are their small endangered cousins, the bettongs. These little marsupials love to dig and have a ...

A Critically Endangered reptile known only to occur in the grasslands around Melbourne has been spotted for the first time in ...

Australia's unique wildlife faces a silent crisis. Isolated evolution left many species vulnerable to modern threats like ...

A once-extinct marsupial has been released in Australia following a breeding programme designed to ensure its survival. The eastern barred bandicoot was declared extinct in the wild in 1991 after ...

Everyone from rugby union supporters to wildlife and animal lovers has heard of the Australian wallaby. But it's perhaps less ...