Dianna Bisset finds a dead wombat on the side of the road, with a small bullet mark just behind its ear. In town, there's no mystery as to why this protected species is in the crosshairs.

It started as entertainment, but 100 years later the Rockhampton Zoo plays a critical conservation and education role in ...

Researchers from UWA have discovered two new species of a small carnivorous marsupial which despite being cute-looking, are ...

At Tiny Wombat, hidden in a secluded corner of Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, you can feed a kangaroo and cuddle a wombat, then ...

Sydney’s harbor becomes a humpback highway in winter as the whales migrate from feeding grounds in Antarctica to breeding ...

The recording highlights that there is still much to learn about the animals and plants that live in (New South Wales).” ...

Monash University has been awarded more than $3.87 million in Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Grants to lead three groundbreaking research ...

On Rottnest Island, the quokka — a marsupial that's gone viral for its 'smile' — is thriving thanks to selfie-seeking ...

South Australia’s tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have tried a bold fix—move it. Three separate populations were shifted from the ...

Australia has an abundance of creatures found nowhere else in the world and among them many species of animals with pouches, ...

A hidden camera in Queensland captures a rare encounter between a young northern wombat and an echidna, revealing valuable ...

From family fun and wine trails to rainforest hikes and outback drives, here are 8 road trips in Australia to match every ...