native species Archives

Possums welcomed back to Country in Red Centre

Conservationists and Traditional Owners have celebrated the return of the common brushtail possum to Central Australia, where the species is locally extinct.

News

Scientists fear New Holland mouse numbers are in steep decline

The New Holland mouse hasn’t been seen in the Otway ranges, its native habitat, since 2003 and scientists are now worried for their future.

Science & Environment

Illustrated: Australian plant seeds

The seeds illustrated by Anne Hayes here can be found in coastal forests in northern NSW and southern Queensland.

Science & Environment

The orchids of Australia

Australia’s 1700 orchids are the jewels of our flowering plants.

Wildlife

GALLERY: Dingo – pest, endangered species or both?

Australia’s ‘native’ dog, the dingo, is loved or loathed, depending on what side of the fence you’re on. To Indigenous people they are a revered totem; to graziers they are public enemy number one, while some scientists see them as an environmental saviour. Dingoes often find themselves in no-man’s land. Read more in Amanda Burdon’s feature on the place of the dingo in Australia – and see more of Jason Edward’s stunning shots – in AG#136.

Wildlife

Hidden housemates: the termites that eat our homes

Termite damage costs Australian homes at least a billion dollars each year – but they are absolutely vital for ecosystems.

News

Western quolls released into Flinders Ranges

The final batch of 15 western quolls has been released in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges National Park after an absence of more than a century.

Creatura Blog

The desert-dwelling mulgara

The females of this species often conserve energy by hibernating during much of a pregnancy

Wildlife

Feathered heads: portraits of native Australian birds

ANZANG Photographer of the Year finalist, Angela Robertson-Buchanan is showcasing her exhibition ‘Feathered Heads,’ as part of National Bird Week at X88 Gallery in Chippendale, open from 17-25 October, 2014. Feathered Heads features close-up portraits of a range of different native Australian birds and 20 per cent of sales raised will be donated back to Birdlife Australia to help with conservation efforts.