Animals
Is farmed salmon a guilty pleasure this Christmas?
Tasmanian salmon will be on the tables at thousands of Christmas lunches. Questions remain about the environmental cost.
- by Mike Foley
Latest
Cruelty charges laid after almost 100 kangaroos shot
A man has been charged after the latest in a string of horrific animal cruelty cases in NSW.
- by Perry Duffin
‘Horrific acts of animal cruelty’: Dozens of chickens killed at NSW high school
NSW Police are investigating after 29 birds were slaughtered south of Sydney.
- by Eryk Bagshaw
This tiny sugar glider needs help, but carers are stretched to breaking point
Wildlife rescuers have fielded almost a call a minute, and some services are reducing their hours, as demand soars for help for injured wildlife.
- by Bianca Hall and Margaret Gordon
Exclusive
Endangered species
Lifeline for Perth Zoo vets dealing with starving black cockatoo influx
The government has acted on the starvation crisis flooding Perth vets and rehab centres with endangered black cockatoos. But will it act on the crisis’ cause?
- by Emma Young
For decades, people have believed this dingo myth. DNA testing has revealed the truth
Dingoes are one of Australia’s few remaining apex predators, but have long been misunderstood.
- by Bianca Hall
Floored falcon soars again after skyscraper rescue, rehab
One of the fledglings that hatched this year in Melbourne’s CBD has been released into the wild after a dramatic rescue and rehabilitation.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Opinion
Natural world
In a flap over bin chickens? What happens when an urban invasion comes home to roost
They’re the native bird we love to loathe, with disparaging nicknames – and the occasional council cull.
- by Rita Glennon
Opinion
City life
Beware the dangers of St Kilda’s penguin ‘experience’
Crowds ignore cries of “NO flash photos!” Camera flashes damage birds’ eyes. More damage can be done poking a selfie-stick down a burrow. This happened often.
- by Alan Attwood
200km of Russian forest couldn’t keep these two tigers apart
Boris and Svetlaya were raised together as orphaned cubs and reintroduced to the wild separately. Their love story surprised scientists.
- by Anthony Ham
Why there is no such thing as a well-behaved dog
Pet owners who were asked to anonymously – and honestly – rank the behaviours of their dogs have revealed some far from flattering results for Fido.
- by Joe Pinkstone
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