See some darling—and some dangerous—animals in images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...

Scientists have discovered mosquitoes can act like tiny "flying wildlife surveyors," helping researchers detect elusive and endangered animals in Australia's national parks. A team from Macquarie ...

Significant reductions in illegal poaching are necessary to prevent the extinction of vulnerable species. Current privacy and surveillance laws can complicate digital tracking of illegal wildlife ...

SYDNEY: Scientists in Australia have found that mosquitoes can act like tiny "flying wildlife surveyors," helping track ...

Good rains kept Australia’s landscapes green in 2025, but ecological disasters in the ocean and wildlife decline underscore the toll of climate change.

The planet has seen a number of devastating fires in recent years. From California to Canada, Thailand, and Algeria, no part of the world is immune to massive fires. As less rain and hotter ...

Australia is well-known for being the home of iconic, exotic, and unique wildlife. I’ve been there many times and am always pleasantly surprised by the wide variety of nonhuman animals of incredibly ...

Around the world, wildlife and environmental crime is surging. It is estimated to be the fourth largest organized transnational crime sector, and to be growing at a rate two to three times faster than ...

University of Sydney's Antone Martinho-Truswell said feral and pet cats combine to kill three billion native animals each year, or a breathtaking 8.2million every day. 'The breeding trade should be ...

Wildlife crime may sound like something that happens far away in dense jungles or on the high seas, but it is an increasingly serious problem in Australia’s own backyard. Native animals and plants are ...