Adelaide, Australia: This "convention" of feral rabbits is a common sight in the "Outback" frontier country near Adelaide, South Australia. How does domestication change wild animals? When ...
Feral pigs have spread across Australia. The latest numbers show that feral pig populations are present across 45% of the country’s landmass. Ecosystem destruction is rampant due to feral pigs in ...
While Australia is home to some of the most impressive wildlife, it is also home to a sad fact. Being in complete isolation has its pros and cons. The benefits are extraordinary flora and fauna that ...
Feral cats have long been suspects in killing native species reintroduced into Australian conservation areas. DNA testing of the carcasses puts felines firmly in the frame. Conservation scientists ...
Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the world, from platypus to koalas and wombats. Tragically, Australia is the ...
All animals need to eat to survive, grow and reproduce. To do so, they also need to avoid being eaten. This is a big challenge for many of Australia’s native mammals, because when they search for food ...
A joint initiative between Townsville City Council and landholders resulted in the removal of 1076 feral pigs across the ...
Red sand blasted my neck and face as winds relentlessly swirled across Australia’s Outback. Sitting atop a small, rocky outcropping, I pressed the binocular into my eye sockets to block the stinging ...
Conservation workers are racing to protect a precious group of Australian animals after record rainfall in New South Wales led to floods that have killed four people. Since 2010, 500 devil joeys alone ...