To save Australia’s animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they ...
Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about one million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction ...
Live Science on MSN1 天
'Big boy' spider becomes Australia's largest deadly funnel-web after surprise discovery
The Sydney funnel-web spider has extremely dangerous venom, but according to a new study this spider is actually three ...
BBC5 年
Australia bushfires: Which animals typically fare best and worst?
"In central Australia we've seen goannas coming out from their burrows after a fire and picking off injured animals - singed birds, young birds, small mammals, surface dwelling lizards and snakes ...
Iowa Public Radio9 天
Kangaroo species went extinct in the Pleistocene. Research hops in with a possible explanation.
In a mass extinction event some 40,000 years ago, Australia lost 90% of its large species, including nearly two dozen kinds ...
BBC4 年
Australia's fires 'killed or harmed three billion animals'
Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced during Australia's devastating bushfires of the past year, scientists say. The findings meant it was one of "worst wildlife disasters in ...
SBS4 年
'Cruel': Italian animal welfare group calls for banning kangaroo imports from Australia
Animal welfare groups claim over 44 million kangaroos have been killed in Australia between 2000 and 2018, for their meat and skin. Italy, the biggest importer of kangaroo skin is now facing ...