Last weekend, a woman was mauled by a lioness at Darling Downs Zoo in Queensland, and lost her arm. The zoo, which keeps nine ...

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

But koalas aren’t moving closer to people—people are moving into koala habitats. The “secret” population, as it’s described in a statement, has probably been there all along. “They’re existing ...

Dingoes are an iconic Australian wild animal, with close links to Australia’s First Nations people throughout the mainland. Yet the origins and history of these animals are shrouded in obscurity.

Almost two centuries after rabbits were set free across Australia’s fragile landscape, scientists are working to understand a ...

An unnamed man faces a $288,500 fine for taking a platypus, a protected animal, out of its wild habitat, and a woman he was seen with will cooperate in the investigation.

PERTH, Australia — A man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet was killed by the animal in southwest Australia, police said Tuesday. It was reportedly the first fatal attack by a ...

Vaccinating wild animals is an expensive and time-consuming process that conservationists do not undertake lightly. But in this particular circumstance conservationists believe it’s likely the ...

“Wild animals avoid humans; they don’t ask them for help.” Mark Eldridge, principal research scientist at the Australian Museum, fielded calls from researchers throughout the ranges and ...

Australia has approved the culling of wild horses by aerial shooting in one of its largest national parks, reviving a banned practice in an attempt to protect the native wildlife.

A woman who lost her arm to a lion attack at a Queensland zoo has been identified as Joanne Cabban, a schoolteacher from NSW.

A video has been circulating of a woman taking a baby wombat from its mother. Here’s what experts want us to know about the dangers of interfering with wildlife, even if it seems innocuous.