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Northern Australia is one of the last places on Earth where critically endangered green sawfish still thrive in healthy numbers. New research shows the region could be the key to saving this unique species from extinction.
For the first time ever, researchers in New South Wales have successfully bred the critically endangered Australian Grayling in captivity, opening a new path to save the species. The breakthrough gives scientists a powerful new tool to restore wild populations hit hard by droughts, fires, and floods.
Ngarrindjeri rangers are partnering with Birdlife Australia to protect endangered shorebirds nesting along South Australia's Coorong coast. Their efforts just helped three rare hooded plover chicks safely fledge, offering hope for species traveling from as far as the Arctic.
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One of the world's smallest wallabies has reappeared in Western Australia after vanishing from the region for five decades. The endangered nabarlek was captured on camera by Indigenous rangers and conservationists in locations where scientists had never recorded it before.
A commercial drone pilot in Australia filmed a humpback whale giving birth off the coast, capturing what researchers believe is the first complete drone footage of this rare event. The stunning moment celebrates one of conservation's greatest comebacks, as humpback populations have rebounded from near extinction to nearly 50,000 along Australia's coast.
New research from the University of Queensland challenges the common belief that pet cats are major wildlife killers. An 11-year study of NSW rescue data reveals a surprising shift in where conservation efforts should focus.
A koala named Tony, initially declared too injured to be released after a car strike left him with impaired vision, made a stunning recovery and bounded back into the Australian bush. His story shows why patience and expert care matter in wildlife rescue.
Scientists in Australia discovered a spider that uses a silk catapult to fling aggressive tree ants into its web with forces 15 times stronger than fighter pilots experience. The ballista spider's medieval weapon-inspired hunting technique is one of the most specialized prey-capture systems ever documented in nature.
Scientists have created a breakthrough framework to save Australia's elusive platypus by mapping where they live and planning rescues before disasters strike. New DNA testing and citizen science are filling gaps that once made this river-dwelling mammal nearly impossible to track.
Scientists are racing to protect Australia's spiny crayfish, ancient creatures that have survived for 100 million years but now face their biggest threat yet. A massive conservation effort has already listed 36 species as threatened, marking the first step toward saving these living fossils.
Scientists released 1,400 Watson's tree frogs into the wild after 80% of their habitat burned in Australia's Black Summer bushfires. The curry-scented amphibians with baritone calls disappeared for 19 years before being rediscovered in 2015.
A green sea turtle found stranded on an Australian beach was so sick and covered in barnacles she couldn't swim. Nine months later, Kalani is back in the ocean, healthy and thriving.