Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction.

The brush-tailed bettong once inhabited most of Australia, but these days it lives in a tiny fraction of its former range.

Thanks to the ongoing efforts of conservationists, a small marsupial species called the brush-tailed bettong is bouncing back ...

A number of animals, plants and an entire ecosystem were added to Australia's extinction watch list in 2024. We look at the ...

Australia is home to some of the most rare animals in the world, with nearly 80% of plants, mammals, reptiles, and frogs ...

The hunt is on for a rare lizard not seen in over 30 years. Found only in one part of regional Australia, residents are being ...

Australia, one of the 17 megadiverse countries on the planet (see definition at the end of the article), faces a major ...

Brush-tailed bettongs once inhabited more than 60% of mainland Australia, but the species’ population size shrank by 90% ...

High house prices are usually reckoned to be a product of supply, demand and the self- interests of the finance industry.

A new study has cast light on the extinction of many of Australia’s kangaroos, challenging beliefs that the world’s changing ...

Gene pools are getting dangerously shallow for many species but new research shows conservation efforts are helping to ...