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Hendra virus spilled into humans and horses from fruit bats.

‘Urgent concerns’ after 20 new bat viruses discovered in China

One of the viruses is the closest-known relative of Hendra and Nipah viruses, which have human mortality rates as high as 80 per cent.

  • Angus Dalton

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Black cockatoos are in dire straits across WA.

Carnaby’s carnage laid bare in ongoing fallout from WA’s horror summer

Those on the frontlines of the battle to save WA’s best-loved bird have revealed new details – and new ideas.

  • Emma Young
Abandoned reptiles are being taken care of by inmates at a western Sydney prison.

These abandoned reptiles need a home. They’re being sent to jail

Nearly a hundred reptiles at a wildlife care centre are in desperate need of care. An unlikely source is stepping up.

  • Ellie Busby
Adult rat lungworms.

Deadly ‘rat lungworm’ on the rise in Sydney, experts warn

The parasite carried by rats and transmitted by snails poses a growing risk to dogs, and possibly people, after heavy rain.

  • Angus Dalton
Bottom trawling footage from David Attenborough documentary Ocean.

Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit

The mining billionaire says “the ocean is in freefall” following a UN conference, where Australia backed a global commitment to marine protection and ending plastic pollution.

  • Alex Condon
More than half the black rats studied had developed a genetic mutation that could indicate resistance to rat poison.

Ratsak is losing its bite: How to get rid of the rats in your ranks

Black rats in Australia have developed a genetic mutation that’s linked with resistance to common rat poisons. And there’s more bad news.

  • Bianca Hall
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Celebrity pet Zebra Ed has been rescued and returned to his owners after spending a week on the run, Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.

Runaway pet zebra captured in Tennessee after week evading authorities

Ed the Zebra’s week on the run captured the hearts and social media feeds of locals. As has his dramatic airlift rescue.

After a week on the run, a pet zebra has been captured in Tennessee and airlifted to a waiting animal trailer.
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Runaway pet zebra captured after evading authorities for a week

After a week on the run, a pet zebra has been captured in Tennessee and airlifted to a waiting animal trailer.

Cockatoos drink from a water fountain in western Sydney.

They conquered our bins. Now Sydney’s cockatoos have learnt to use bubblers

The city-slicker cockies probably weren’t sipping the bubbler’s water for survival. Researchers think they might just be having fun, for now.

  • Angus Dalton
Leadbeater’s possums are critically endangered. Their population just grew by one.

There were no known sightings of this critically endangered animal outside Victoria. Now it’s in NSW

Hello, possum! Thought to be extinct in NSW, a Leadbeater’s possum has been discovered in Kosciuszko National Park.

  • Bianca Hall and Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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