Not all frogs ‘ribbit’ — some sound like a motorbike changing gears or a tennis ball being hit. This summer, keep your eyes and ears out for these Aussie frogs.
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Wildlife conservation – Analysis and Comment
Our research shows we could feed the world sustainably – but conservation will have to become a lot more proactive.
As the holiday season begins after months of reduced travel, wildlife hospitals are braced for a new wave of admissions.
India’s last cheetah was killed 70 years ago. Should the country import a different subspecies from Namibia?
The federal government has ordered a national koala audit, but the animals are notoriously difficult to detect. But accurately counting koalas is critical to saving them.
Some scientists say attributing ‘human-like’ qualities to animals is misleading. Others say it’s a great tool for conservation. Either way, the Netflix hit My Octopus Teacher has a positive message.
A major new research paper reveals which species are most at risk from changing fire regimes around the world.
Buffel grass causes just as much damage to native wildlife as feral cats. But with the right control measures, biodiversity can bounce back.
If all, or even most, offspring of the survivors are shy, we could be facing an introduced pest population that is incredibly difficult to remove.
The royal commission made welcome and necessary recommendations around helping wildlife after hazards. But it’s not enough to focus only on response.
New research found nearly half of land-based ecosystems and threatened species in Australia have inadequate protections. Yet most of the budget for national parks will go to infrastructure upgrades.
Australia is known as the ‘land of the lizards’. These photos show why they deserve more of your attention.
Achieving a radically different tomorrow will require more than a purely technocratic approach. So now, imagine you are in the year 2050 …
Can a plan that brings together government and private landowners create enough habitat for monarch butterflies?
A conservation scientist interviewed on the programme says Sir David tells it like it is.
Compassionate conservationists believe no animal should be killed in the name of conservation. This idea is a death knell for Australia’s native species.
Three recent studies shed new light, as understanding how the behaviour of Australia’s wildlife changes at night can help scientists better protect them.
By understanding what drives people to buy wild species, we can figure out how best to stop them.
With targeted conservation action, we might just save many of these species before it’s too late.
How communities in Botswana are counting the costs of a trophy hunting ban.
The Trump administration is opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing – a step that’s as much about politics as it is about energy.
The deteriorating Western Grassland Reserve in Victoria represents a failure of imagination. When the grasslands are steeped with history and culture, imagine its potential.
A recovery plan for the threatened Algonquin wolf should have been in place two years ago. Recent amendments to the Endangered Species Act mean the Algonquin wolf faces an uncertain future.
Small mammals in northern Australia have been rapidly vanishing for the last 30 years, and scientists weren’t sure why. Now, a major new study found feral livestock are largely to blame.
Moss is part of an elite squad of detection dogs that will locate threatened species in the wild and help endangered species breed in captivity.