Wildlife
Two killer whales are hunting down great white sharks, Hannibal Lecter style
Forget Free Willy, this is Silence of the Lambs. Shark experts are trying to figure out how and why these orcas are dispatching one of the ocean’s fiercest predators.
- Jonathan Edwards
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Endangered Australian sea lion pup born at Taronga
The birth of one of Australia’s rarest marine predators has injected critical genetic diversity into the zoo’s captive insurance population.
- Angus Dalton
How restaurant leftovers are playing a role in audacious bid to bring life back to Port Phillip Bay
Donated from Melbourne’s fanciest dining establishments, thousands of shells are now blanketing Port Phillip Bay’s most denuded areas.
- Liam Mannix
Verdict over injured kangaroo to send ‘shockwaves’ through animal rescue community
A woman who cared for hundreds of kangaroos over five years as a volunteer for wildlife rescue service WIRES has been found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Alfred knocked koalas out of trees and swept a kangaroo into a drain
Wildlife rescue groups have reported an influx of injured native fauna and are planning a search-and-rescue mission for koalas across forests in northern NSW.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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From Coffs Harbour to Noosa, some of our most famous beaches have been lost
Authorities will bring sand to tourist hotspots, but the affected stretches will take months to recover. Environmental experts are more worried about damage to dunes.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Gangs, brawls and defying gravity: Inside the secret lives of hummingbirds
No heavier than a marshmallow and no longer than an adult’s little finger, the colourful birds can also be ferocious.
- Sandra Hall
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