When we think of mammals, we usually think of animals that give birth to live babies, like lions or humans. But there’s a ...

Twenty-one native flora and fauna species have been added to Australia’s federal threatened species list, and six species already on the list have been moved into higher-threat categories. “This ...

The finding fits in with research data that suggests feral cats have killed more native animals than any other feral predators in Australia, and are believed to be responsible for two thirds of mammal ...

Echidnas are egg-laying, insect-eating mammals native to Australia, according to the Australian Museum. The country has only ...

A team of environmental scientists at the University of Sydney, working with a pair of colleagues from the University of ...

A fluffy native mouse is among the Australian animals added to the international red list of threatened species, with conservationists warning of an escalating global extinction crisis.

The lower Rio Grande Valley is home to several native species of crayfish — more commonly called crawfish or crawdads in the local vernacular. Australian redclaw have been discovered in "resaca ...