Wildlife
Shooting bushfire-affected koalas the only appropriate option, department says
Use of helicopters to euthanise injured and starving koalas in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park has concerned a wildlife welfare group, but the government says there was little choice.
- Alexander Darling and Cassandra Morgan
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‘Unforgettable’: Colossal squid filmed alive in deep sea for the first time
The heaviest invertebrate on the planet was discovered a century ago, but has largely remained a mystery. So much so that a team of scientists had no idea the magnitude of the footage they captured while on an expedition until days later.
- Bronte Gossling
Where the wild things are: The danger that can’t be tamed on K’gari
A young boy was mauled to death by dingoes in 2001. Strategies to manage the island’s native predators have shifted drastically in the years since, but millions of tourists are still at risk.
- Courtney Kruk
Incredible moment elephants spring into action to protect calves during earthquake
The highly intelligent and social animals can feel sound through their feet, with cameras catching the herd scrambling to shield their young when they became alert to a threat.
- Julie Watson
Tracy cared for hundreds of injured kangaroos. One case led to a criminal conviction
A former WIRES volunteer convicted of aggravated animal cruelty over her care of an injured kangaroo has vowed to appeal, saying the decision puts all wildlife carers at risk.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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From nuisance to mascot, the true history of Sydney’s bin chicken
The much-derided white ibis wasn’t always a city-slicker. But now it calls Sydney home, a rare case of a metropolis being the saviour of a threatened species.
- Antone Martinho-Truswell
Australian sugar gliders dumped in Scotland, carrying joeys
The small marsupials, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea, were likely pets found abandoned in a box outside a supermarket
- Rob Harris
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
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
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