Researchers specifically studied four populations of southern emu-wren for their territory defense abilities when exposed to ...

The female of the species has devil-like black horns, and a taste for extremely rare pollen. But until now, this Australian ...

A chance discovery by a firefighter has confirmed the presence of endangered eastern ground parrots in northern Tasmania for the first time in decades. Robin Meyers from the Parks and Wildlife Service ...

Experts explain how the virus could spread, though the agriculture department says island cases are unlikely to greatly raise mainland risk. Scientists have detected signs the deadly H5 bird flu ...

During Question Time on Monday, Agriculture Minister Julie Collins fielded a Dorothy Dixer about bolstering “Australia’s preparedness” for dealing with pests and diseases and its importance to “our ...

Scientists who spent 10 days there found healthy animals until late in their trip when they encountered hundreds of dead elephant seal pups. Australian scientists have found hundreds of dead seal pups ...

Australia said on Friday that scientists had seen symptoms consistent with the destructive H5 bird flu strain on its sub-Antarctic Heard Island in the Southern Ocean, after unusual levels of deaths of ...

Wildlife scientists aboard Australia's icebreaker believe a deadly strain of bird flu has reached the sub-Antarctic Heard Island after they witnessed unusual levels of mortality in elephant seals. The ...

It is early morning on a remote Northern Territory beach, but the heat and humidity are already stifling. As the sun rises, a group of Indigenous rangers and a government veterinarian have their eyes ...

In an Irish context, the phrase “Swooping Season” likely sounds like the sort of soft folk-rock band your friend Declan and a few insufferable guys he went to school with have been trying to make work ...