From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island continent is home to nearly 600,000 plants, animals and insects, many of which ...

ANGELIQUE DONNELLAN, REPORTER: This is the confronting reality of suspected bird flu. Almost two months on from the first detection of the H5 virus in Australia the number of dead and dying birds is ...

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species. But many of them are facing an ...

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 ...

Are some birds more likely to go extinct than others? What traits do they share that makes them more susceptible to extinction? Knowing the answers to these questions are important for helping ...

Targeted H5 bird flu vaccination is giving conservation teams another tool to protect vulnerable native bird species in South ...

The New South Wales government has confirmed the state's first cases of H5 avian influenza in Australian native birds. One bird was found dead near Narooma on the state's south coast and the other ...

Gisela Kaplan is a research professor in animal behavior at the University of New England in Armidale (New South Wales) and a walking encyclopedia of knowledge about birds and other fascinating ...

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study from The Australian National University (ANU) has shown. The study is published in the ...

Two native wild birds have been found in NSW with the deadly H5 bird flu, in a first for the state. The state's first cases in migratory birds were recorded in early July on the Mid North Coast.