Ancient DNA pulled from colorful feathers inside a sealed Peruvian tomb has revealed that pre-Inca societies ran a ...

The first camera survey ever conducted on Truwana/Cape Barren Island off Tasmania has recorded two rarely seen animals—white-footed dunnarts and blonde echidnas. A vulnerable shorebird—the Latham's ...

Forget fluffy puppies and purring kittens; some people have a fondness for the truly peculiar when it comes to their animal ...

Kids and seniors tapped into their wild side with the Johnson City Parks and Recreation Native Mammals: Unusual Facts Presented event at the Memorial Park Community Center. Native animal pelts were ...

Invasive species are a type of non-native species found outside their natural ranges, causing harm to other life forms or ecosystems. Human activity is behind the spread of these species, whether ...

With just 19 native species, Chile has fewer tarantula species than other South American countries, primarily due to its distinct geography and climate. Chile is a very long and narrow country, ...

John White receives funding from various organisations for ecological and toxicological research. Raylene Cooke receives funding from various organizations to undertake ecological and toxicological ...

Native animal breeds in the country are facing a steep decline, with several species on the brink of extinction due to crossbreeding, climate change, and economic shifts favouring higher-yielding ...

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 ...

Mating calls and rituals can be intercepted, or drowned out, by invasive species. Scientists are just starting to understand the consequences. In New Zealand, females from an invasive South African ...

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the world, from platypus to koalas and wombats. Tragically, Australia is the ...