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5 Reasons to Visit Mornington Peninsula with Kids This Year

If you decided to visit Mornington Peninsula in Australia with your kids, you have made an excellent choice. Famous for its breathtaking beaches and...

World first experiment using drones for wildlife health checks

A University of South Australia PhD student can now add 'world first' to her CV after collaborating with global cinematographer Douglas Thron to accurately...

Surprisingly few animals die in wildfires – and that means we can help more in the aftermath

Getty Images The estimate that one billion animals were killed by Australia’s 2019-20 Black Summer fires drew international attention to the fate of wildlife during fire. This estimate...

Ever wondered who’d win in a fight between a scorpion and tarantula? A venom scientist explains

Image: Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Scorpions and tarantulas are two ancient arachnids that have been walking the Earth for hundreds of millions of years — even before...

A Victorian logging company just won a controversial court appeal. Here’s what it means for forest wildlife

  AAP Image/Supplied by Dr Peter Smith Australia’s forest-dwelling wildlife is in greater peril after last week’s court ruling that logging — even if it...

10 million animals are hit on our roads each year. Here’s how you can help them (and steer clear of them) these holidays

 This is Noojee, a joey koala who was rehabilitated in Healesville Sanctuary after being hit by a car. Healesville Sanctuary, Author provided Last month I came...

Photos from the field: Australia is full of lizards so I went bush to find out why

A lace monitor (Varanus varius) Kristian Bell,  Author provided Though it may not be as famous a stereotype as shrimps on the barbie, deadly snakes or...

Predators, prey and moonlight singing: how phases of the Moon affect native wildlife

Wes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND Humans have long been inspired and transfixed by the Moon, and as we’re discovering, moonlight can also change the behaviour...

Tree ferns are older than dinosaurs. And that’s not even the most interesting thing about them

Picture: Shuttlestock With massive fronds creating a luxuriously green canopy in the understory of Australian forests, tree ferns are a familiar sight on...

One cat, one year, 110 native animals: lock up your pet, it’s a killing machine

Picture: Anton Darius/Unsplash We know feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per...
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