Wildlife
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
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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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- Opinion
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
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
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