The Christmas Island shrew was a small, short-legged creature with a pointed muzzle. Like other shrews, it resembled a mouse ...

Australia's photographic natural database is about to get a big boost as citizen scientists are urged to join a national ...

In Australia, unique species abound – from koalas and kangaroos to wombats and emus. Now, the western laughing frog and a spider named for Tom Hardy are among the 750 new species recognized on the ...

Animals and plants aren't automatically taken off most national and state extinct species list in Australia if they are ...

A young Aussie woman has shared her friend’s horror story about an encounter with a native animal that left the pair cracking ...

Experts estimate cats kill more than 1.5 billion native animals every year in Australia — including mammals, birds, reptiles ...

Chinese national Zhang Qiran, 22, pleaded guilty after 125 native spiders and insects were found in his luggage at Sydney ...

A university student was caught trying to smuggle more than 100 insects, many of them protected species, out of Australia, ...

It's an issue that has caused heated debate in jurisdictions across the country, with millions of pet owners facing tougher rules. Read the latest.

Senator the Hon Murray Watt, Minister for the Environment and WaterThe Hon Andrew Leigh MP, Member for FennerAlicia Payne MP, Member for CanberraThe ...