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Scientists pose as cleaner fish to perform whale shark ultrasounds
Marine scientists have used underwater ultrasounds to monitor the health of whale shark populations at Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia.
Category: Wildlife
Science & Environment
Mightier than the saw
Sawfish are among the world’s most unusual marine creatures. But some species are also among the most threatened animals on the planet.
Opinion & Analysis
OPINION: Law reform for nature
Conserving Australia’s biodiversity requires a national reckoning, argues wildlife ecologist Euan Ritchie.
Science & Environment
‘If we can’t find them, we can’t protect them’: The race against time to save Julia Creek dunnarts
They live in a secret underground world, hidden down the cracks of the hardened clay soil of outback Queensland – small as a mouse, cute as a bilby and sometimes as ferocious as a tiger.
Wildlife
A deep dive into the world of reef manta rays
Ask anyone who has encountered a manta ray in the wild to recount the experience, and you’ll witness their eyes illuminate, their faces animate, and perhaps their arms will instinctively mimic the graceful, soaring movements of these majestic creatures.
News
Liked to death: how social media plays a part in wildlife destruction
According to researchers, the social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems – or trigger rapid extinction.
News
Maugean skate baby delivers hope for endangered species
In a world first, a Maugean skate has hatched from an egg laid in captivity. Scientists hope it’s the first of many.
Photography
Exclusive photos: extraordinary polar bear ‘picnic’ captured by Australian photographer
A historic gathering of 68 polar bears has been seen, for the first time, feeding on a whale carcass in the Arctic.
News
Idiotfruit and tree kangaroos: what makes Queensland’s Wet Tropics so unique
Australia’s Wet Tropics are a unique ecosystem home to many species not found anywhere else in the world, which is why we must understand and protect this incredible landscape.
News
Alien invasion: which foreign species might enter Australia next?
Australia is renowned for its native flora and fauna, but did you know the continent is also home to about 3,000 “alien” species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes?