New research has found that since the mid-1980s, the economic impact of invasive reptiles and amphibians totals more than US$17 billion.
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Our research is countering some previous ideas about what factors might slow down ageing. Further study could help us create targeted treatments in humans too.
Most people try their best to avoid snakes. This snake photographer couple spends their free time searching for them.
More than half of all crocodile species are a high priority for conservation according to the assessment.
A new study shows that when free-ranging cats are more than a few blocks from forested areas in cities, such as parks, they’re more likely to prey on rats than on native wildlife.
By quantifying an animal’s glucocorticoid levels, scientists can learn crucial information about physiological stress and chances of survival.
Spiny-tailed skinks, also known as meelyu, are culturally significant to the Badimia people in Western Australia. But habitat degradation and mining have put them at threat of extinction.
Reptiles get a bad rap, but this is because they’re misunderstood. Promoting healthy reptile pet ownership can contribute to conservation and education efforts.
While we know that most chameleons have such a prehensile tail, it’s not yet clear how it works and what makes it simultaneously so flexible and strong.
When the snake is ready to shed its skin, it rubs its body along rocks, plants and other rough things to peel the old layer of scales — often in a single, snaky piece.
Gunggamarandu maunala is the first Australian croc discovered from a group called the tomistomines. And its prehistoric presence in modern-day Queensland means there could be more discoveries to come.
There are too many little-understood species for scientists to study them all. A new approach helps decide which ones to tackle first.
The recent discovery of fragments of a jaw fossil show that at one point, herbivorous reptiles evolved highly complex and efficient teeth.
Madagascar stands out as an exceptionally interesting place in which to study the evolution of “mini” creatures. And we are only just starting to scratch the surface of this.
Paleontologists have discovered fossil remains belonging to an enormous ‘toothed’ bird that lived for a period of about 60 million years after dinosaurs.
Reptiles are consistently overlooked by regulators of the trade in wildlife, but many face extinction in the wild.
The weather is warming up, and snakes are coming out to bask in the sun. But we don’t need to tell tall tales to appreciate snakes – the truth is far more fascinating.
Some skinks have been known to kill their babies – but one remarkable species goes to any lengths to save them.
With targeted conservation action, we might just save many of these species before it’s too late.
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Facebook groups exist to share information about most classes of animals and plants, and these communities have unprecedented observational power.
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Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University
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Honorary Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor, Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Associate professor, Curtin University
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PhD student studying human-saltwater crocodile conflict, Charles Darwin University
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Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University
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John Evans Memorial Fellow, Australian Museum
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Research scientist, Technical University Braunschweig
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Endeavour Research Fellow, Post-doctoral scholar, UNSW Sydney
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Post-doctoral fellow, Australian Landscape Trust, Calperum Station, James Cook University
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Senior Lecturer, Biodiversity and Conservation Biology, University of the Western Cape
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Post-doctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor in Zoology, James Cook University
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Professor Emeritus in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney
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Lecturer, Macquarie University
