Federal government identifies more than 150 native and unique bird species and 10 mammal species at ‘very high risk’ Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, ...

A runaway Tasmanian devil who sparked a two-week search on the Gold Coast has been discharged from a private animal hospital. The two-year-old marsupial, named Mary, vanished from her enclosure at ...

Salmon Tasmania says it is in the process of reapplying for a new permit to use florfenicol with the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority. Tasmania's salmon industry has confirmed ...

A debate over free speech has engulfed the Australian Historical Association’s annual conference after the inclusion of an outspoken critic of the book Dark Emu sparked protests from historians and ...

The elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

More than a dozen endangered Tasmanian devils have finally been released back into the wild, after their habitats were destroyed by record-breaking floods, snowstorms and even a rare “bomb cyclone." ...

An echidna in Tasmania looks very different from one in Western Australia. But the differences run much deeper than appearance. A new review published in Australian Zoologist by University of Tasmania ...

June 26 (UPI) --A mysterious emu on the loose for more than two weeks in New Jersey was finally captured and has a new permanent home at a zoo. The Hopatcong Animal Shelter announced on social media ...