Watch: Barefoot hero rescues ducks at busy intersection
A man has been filmed jumping barefoot from his car to rush to the aid of a family of ducks that was struggling to make it across a busy road Gold Coast road. SEE THE VIDEO
Pets And Wildlife
Second child bitten by dingo at Lake McKenzie
Two children have been treated for dingo bites at Lake McKenzie on K’gari in separate incidents. It’s the fourth dingo attack recorded on the island in a matter of days.
‘Heavily traumatised’ pooch rescued from death row goes viral
A heartbreaking image of Remy, a frightened, mange-infested pup whose time at a council-run pound was running out, has sparked an outpouring across Australia after he was taken in by a group of Qld animal warriors.
Man in 20s taken to hospital after being bitten by snake
A North Qld man was bitten by a snake on Saturday morning. It comes after a spate of strikes across the state – one of which left a teen dead while another man was in a critical condition.
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‘Paw-ty’ time! Surreal dog trend taking over Brisbane
From pool parties, disco, Christmas and sleepover themes, here are three Brisbane businesses jumping the latest trend of hosting extravagant dog parties to pamper pets.
Shocking video: Brown snakebite leaves man fighting for life
The exact moment a man suffered multiple snake bites on his hand has been caught on camera after he mistakenly identified the reptile as a ‘harmless tree snake’.
‘I turn bloody big pigs, other dead creatures into wall art’
With a 112kg wild boar which was causing chaos on local farms now permanently mounted on a country Qld pub wall and his animal preservation service in hot demand, this “normal bloke” takes us into the fascinatingly feral world of taxidermy. *Graphic.
Boy in hospital after latest in spate of CQ snakebites
A young boy has been taken to hospital after the latest in a spate of reported snakebites in Central Queensland where a teen tragically died following a recent brown snake strike.
Qld pet owners warned over terrifying silent threat
Vets are warning Queensland pet owners over a growing threat that has risen to its worst level in nearly a decade.
Plan to unleash genetically modified mozzies on Australia
A biotechnology firm is seeking approval to release genetically modified mosquitoes en masse in Queensland in a bid to curb a number of deadly viruses. Here’s how it would work.
Humans, dogs on alert as drug-resistant parasite gains strength
A Queensland study has revealed a scary-looking parasite is increasingly resistant to dewormers across Australia, posing a health threat to dogs and people.
Great white alert as jetski rider reports Noosa shark encounter
A 3.5m great white has been reported near a popular surfing spot at Noosa sparking a flurry of reactions from scepticism to surfers recounting their own sightings of the “local” shark.
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