Significant reductions in illegal poaching are necessary to prevent the extinction of vulnerable species. Current privacy and surveillance laws can complicate digital tracking of illegal wildlife ...

Scientists have discovered mosquitoes can act like tiny "flying wildlife surveyors," helping researchers detect elusive and ...

Birdwatching is experiencing a renaissance, so we’ve compiled 10 of the best locations in Australia where you can enjoy this ...

See some darling—and some dangerous—animals in images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Photographs selected by ...

On paper, Australia is a conservation success story. Over the past 15 years, we’ve dedicated vast areas of land to ...

Around the world, wildlife and environmental crime is surging. It is estimated to be the fourth largest organized transnational crime sector, and to be growing at a rate two to three times faster than ...

Wildlife authorities have killed the leader of a pack of dingoes that mauled a jogger on a popular Australian tourist island in a ferocious attack that a rescuer said could have been fatal. Sarah Peet ...

Australia is well-known for being the home of iconic, exotic, and unique wildlife. I’ve been there many times and am always pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of nonhuman animals of incredibly ...

University of Sydney's Antone Martinho-Truswell said feral and pet cats combine to kill three billion native animals each year, or a breathtaking 8.2million every day. 'The breeding trade should be ...

Australia has a reputation as a land where everything is out to get you, and while that might be a bit of an exaggeration, it ...

Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly serious problem in Australia’s own backyard. Native animals and plants are ...