Animals

A program re-introducing brush-tailed bettongs to a conservation area in the Pilliga State Forest shows promise, after an east-coast extinction lasting more than 100 years.

Producers were forced to move cattle to higher ground during recent flooding.

The Goulburn Islands are a haven for endangered turtles, and as climate change causes sea levels to rise rangers are worried erosion is causing the turtle numbers to decline.

Dita Mitchell says she found greyhounds in "putrid" kennels with faeces and urine when she went to inspect her South East SA property after evicting a tenant.

When scientists discovered seven baby Bell's turtles in a batch of six incubated eggs in the NSW Northern Tablelands recently, they were initially stumped.

A council ranger has told an inquest into fatal attacks that the dog breed that mauled a newborn to death in 2021 was commonly involved in attacks across New South Wales' Central Coast.

Authorities say "exceptionally dry" conditions have put a dampener on this season's migration, which normally sees the mass of red crabs blocking traffic.

Health professionals are calling for national guidelines to be established as animal-assisted services see a rise in demand. 

Health professionals are calling for national guidelines to be established in the animal-assisted therapy sector to ensure the safety and welfare of both participants and animals as demand for the service continues to grow.

Longreach farmers who were warned against buying their town's short-staffed veterinary clinic have done more than just keep the doors open.

Swarms of native bush rats keen for a quick feed – or a swim – are scurrying into towns in Western Queensland in numbers locals say have not been seen for decades.

They may be one of Australia's most deadly animals but Peter Marchal says it is not the first time he has seen a redback spider triumph against an eastern brown snake.

A teenage birdwatcher is calling for the  better management of wetlands and animal safety after regularly finding needle packaging and discarded rubbish at both Nericon and Campbell's wetlands, north of Griffith.

Kangaroos lick their skin to stay cool during a hot day.

Animal experts are concerned rising temperatures will have a dire impact on Australian wildlife. But there's something simple you can do to help at home.  

A team of conservationists and volunteers successfully relocate 40 trapdoor spiders across WA's Great Southern.

The discovery of a 24-year-old wild platypus gives researchers and conservationists a greater insight into the longevity of one of Australia's most unique animals.

Charlotte hasn't shared a tank with another stingray for at least eight years. But somehow, she's pregnant. 

Locally extinct from Western Australia's northern Wheatbelt for almost a century, a brushtail possum has been photographed out and about, signalling a landscape-scale conservation success.

Zoe Miller and her border collie Buddy are the winners of ABC TV's Muster Dogs series 2.

Zoe Miller's connection with Buddy the border collie was obvious from the start. Now the pair are looking ahead to new challenges.

When Mia Davis and her partner took their dog Barra to the vet they didn't realise the 7-year-old staffy had been poisoned and wouldn't make the trip home.

Four koalas have been found dead near a blue gum plantation in Gordon, near Ballarat, since it was harvested in December. The Conservation Regulator had refused to relocate them.

It is the first time since 2015 that the bubonic plague has been detected in the state of Oregon.

Volunteers monitoring a struggling penguin population on Granite Island, just offshore from SA's Victor Harbor, are frustrated as the gate through a fox-proof fence is frequently left unlatched.