About 9,000 species have already gone extinct in Australia and we'll likely lose another this week—new study
There are at least 300,000 species of invertebrate in Australia. Of these, two-thirds are unknown to western science.
This Adorable Animal’s Secret Weapon Against Predators—And To Flirt With Potential Mates—Is Its Butt
Wombats have nearly impermeable rear ends, which serve as both a crucial defense against predators and a key feature in their ...
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New Study Shows The Extinction Of Australia’s Megafauna Was Likely Caused By Climate Change
Scientists have discovered that the first Australians lived alongside 600-pound kangaroos and car-sized lizards. "These ...
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10 million animals die on our roads each year. Here’s what works (and what doesn’t) to cut the toll
Many measures have been tried and proven largely ineffective in reducing the roadkill toll. But, other evidence-based ...
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Australian state offers A$3.2 mln cash for forest, soil carbon projects
The West Australian Labor government has awarded its third round of funding for carbon farming and land restoration, with A$3.2 million ($2.03 mln) cash going to eight projects that will invest in ...
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Australia Faces Extinction Crisis: 9,000 Species Lost
If Australia is losing one to three invertebrate species per week, the "zero extinctions" goal is pushed into a whole new realm of accountability. Unless we address this decline, that pledge of zero ...