Citizen scientists are invited to take part in a groundbreaking new study using the power of high-tech molecular biology on fox and feral cat poop.
Craig Duncan
Shocking footage has captured the moment beachgoers rallied to rescue a wounded whale which washed ashore at Bondi Beach.
Blake Antrobus
An animal nearing plague-level numbers in one Aussie state is putting a billion-dollar industry under threat – with calls for urgent action.
Emma Kirk
A South Australian island has revealed the innovative way it has been tackling an invasion of non-native birds.
David Hannant
One Nation has set its sights on a new target ahead of the Farrer by-election – one that is close to home for MP Barnaby Joyce.
Nathan Schmidt
A young humpback whale is struggling to find its way out of shallow bays off the Baltic coast of Germany.
Staff Writers
This year’s highly commended images include bear cubs playing on a road and flamingo’s flying against power lines, but it was a photograph of a young Iberian lynx playfully hunting that was crowned the winner.
Amy Cavender
Bizarre scenes involving an Australian senator showing off a chain of dead seahorses and accusations of “blood soaked profits” have brought the Senate to a standstill.
An entire Australian council is declaring war on feral cats which are threatening endangered species on the country’s third-largest island.
Georgia Palgan
The Dolphin Discovery Centre have welcomed a new baby dolphin into Koombana Bay, though have put a call to name the calf.
Will Corbett
The hunt is on for some thieves who have stolen three rainwater tanks from two remote campsites along the iconic Bibbulmun Track in the Perth Hills.
Liam Murphy
A young girl has suffered major facial injuries after being mauled by a dog, leaving her in hospital.
Abisha Sapkota
A man has been flown to hospital after being attacked by a shark while snorkelling in the waters of a pristine Australian tourist destination.
Blake Antrobus, Chantelle Francis
A bold dingo has been filmed approaching a fisherman knee deep in water, highlighting ongoing safety concerns on K’gari.
Andrew Hedgman
The disturbing footage showed the man’s vile act against a dog in a Bunnings carpark, sparking fury online.
Emma Kirk, Alexandra Feiam
A freshwater crocodile has been rescued from a creek near a Bunnings store, hundreds of kilometres from home, after a two-day operation.
Australia has been handed an unenviable global title in the wake of a series of horrific shark attacks, with one state standing out as particularly troublesome.
Aris Schuler-Shah
Owners of cats who like to roam are on notice, with one state set to introduce laws to limit the movement of their beloved pets.
Pamela Rontziokos
Dozens of animals have been seized from a “serial” animal cruelty offender’s property – with the RSPCA revealing the horrifying number of animals previously taken from her care.
The detection of bird flu on a remote Australian territory has prompted warnings to prepare for a potential outbreak of the pathogenic disease.
Ria Pandey
Footage has emerged in New Zealand showing mallard ducks hunting and killing freshly hatched native puteketeke chicks.
The family of a Canadian backpacker found dead near a pack of dingoes will arrive in Australia for a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony at the site.
Laine Clark and Robyn Wuth
A deadly virus with no vaccines or cure has been detected in India. The health minister says the threat is “very serious”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
The parents of a Canadian backpacker found dead on a heritage-listed tourist destination have responded to a decision to euthanise several dingoes who had surrounded their child’s body.
Phoebe Griffiths
