Koalas were officially declared endangered Friday in eastern Australia. This comes as the marsupials continue to fall prey to chlamydia and lose their habitats to land clearing and climate change.

The first species on Earth were far from humans, but somewhere along the line, animals have taken a backseat to mankind's development. Pushing creatures out of their homes, hunting them down, and ...

Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms to its official list of species living on the continent. Australia, a biodiversity hotspot, recognizes 750 new species ...

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In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Mark Lintermans was a member of the ACT Scientific Committee and the NSW Fisheries Scientific Committee, a previous convener of the Australian Society for Fish Biology Threatened Fishes Committee, and ...

In the vast, arid landscapes of South Australia's northeast, on the lands of the Adnyamathanha and Wilyakali, a surprising discovery is changing our understanding of one of Australia's most endangered ...

Australia’s nut trees have been added to the IUCN’s red list of threatened species as numbers in the wild dwindle ...

Researchers are calling for reforms to Australia's environmental laws, as threatened fish species continue to be legally exported. University of Queensland researchers are calling for reforms to ...