Australia's only vulture, and a fearsome extinct eagle, are among the earliest recorded birds of prey from the Pleistocene period more than 50,000 years ago -- and now researchers are bringing them to ...

Current strategies prioritise three species of cultural and ecological importance: the djabbo (northern quoll), djebuyh ...

Australian birds that live on islands are among the species most at risk of extinction, a first-of-its-kind study has shown. Australia has over 750 native bird species. But many of them are facing an ...

John Woinarski is affiliated with Charles Darwin University, the Australian Wildlife Conservancy and the Biodiversity Council. Sarah Legge receives funding from the Australian Research Council. She is ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, Australia was still home to enigmatic megafauna—large land animals such as giant marsupial ...

By casting your vote for Australia’s Bird of the Year, you'll discover why protecting our native birdlife matters now more ...

The Great Emu War was not a war in the traditional sense, but rather a pest control operation that went awry. The war was a short but intense conflict between the Australian military and a large ...