Endangered and Protected Species

A mouse once presumed extinct in New South Wales has been tracked down in the west of the state, much to the surprise of ecologists.

How a tin miner living in remote Tasmania helped discover what may be the world's oldest and most mysterious clone that has excited scientists for years.

A whale calf believed to be only a couple of days old has been euthanased on a NSW North Coast beach — the eighth calf stranding in the past fortnight along the east coast.

Dozens of pilot whales massed near Cheynes Beach, east of Albany, are becoming stranded on the shore.

Nearly half a million tourists visit the World Heritage-listed island every year hoping to see a dingo lazing on the beach — but a recent spate of dingo attacks has sharpened debate about the risks when humanity and nature collide.

Business owners call for action as 100 cormorants move into one tree in East Perth, painting the surrounding area white with pungent bird droppings.

Scientists and Indigenous rangers are studying why humpback whales are returning to waters off the Northern Territory after decades of being largely absent. 

It's not yet clear whether the dingoes involved in the latest attack that took place on K'gari will the euthanased. 

While numbers of this tiny endangered bird are on the rise elsewhere, Gouldian finches are nowhere to be seen in this Kimberley environmental buffer designed to protect them.

The death of a platypus found in a city suburb may reflect the fate of the entire species if we don't pay closer attention to how this Australian animal is faring.

The saltwater crocodile involved in an attack at Wangi Falls in the Northern Territory has been killed, while the 67-year-old victim remains in hospital in Darwin.

A first-of-its-kind survey could see the golden bandicoot return to a location it has vanished from, and it may save the threatened species from extinction.

Rangers and traditional owners are deploying some unusual tactics to cull feral cats on Melville Island, in the hope it will prevent native mammal species from going extinct.

There are fewer than 300 regent honeyeaters in the wild but after a concerning breeding season, conservationists are encouraged by recent sightings along the east coast.

The humble native Tasmanian hen, also known as the "turbo chook", is a familiar creature on the southern island. New research suggests it's going to stay that way even in the face of a changing climate.

Forty years ago this photographer was arrested as part of the massive protests against the flooding of Tasmania's Franklin River. Now he's been arrested again, trying to protect a much smaller treasure.

A pod of orcas swims into the bay at Merimbula, including one that has been sighted on and off for 20 years.

Four decades ago there were just 50 northern mariquis left in Brazil's Atlantic forest and the Americas' biggest monkey was threatened with extinction.

WA's environmental watchdog is looking for a potential culprit behind an engine oil spill which is impacting and killing birds in Perth's southern waterways.

A pod of killer whales bumps one of the boats in an endurance sailing race as it approaches the Strait of Gibraltar, prompting anxiety over patterns of apparently aggressive behaviour. 

Experts say roaming pet cats are killing millions of native animals annually but there is a tool to help mitigate this.

Researchers from Flinders University in Adelaide use Fitbit heart rate monitors on koalas and infrared cameras and acoustic equipment in the burrows of little penguins to gauge the impact of human interference.

A platypus spotted in Sandy Creek in western Brisbane.

A community environmental group says it's challenging the state government to halt several planned burns in Strathbogie Forest, fearing they could kill species and degrade habitat.

A jury convicts a wild animal trainer who featured in the popular Netflix series Tiger King of wildlife trafficking in Virginia.