Australia's grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years ahead: avoiding extinction. As recently ...

Koalas were officially declared endangered Friday in eastern Australia. This comes as the marsupials continue to fall prey to chlamydia and lose their habitats to land clearing and climate change.

Scientists in Australia developed a program to save countless thousands of endangered green sea turtles from falling to their deaths while attempting to lay their eggs. Australia's Great Barrier Reef ...

The woylie, also known as the brush-tailed bettong, once roamed across much of Western Australia. Like kangaroos, the hopping ...

Rarely do species presumed extinct reappear with renewed hope for a better future. But researchers in Australia not only ...

The six turtle species that call Australia home appear to have few similarities at first. Some turtles are large, others are much smaller. Some turtles are herbivores, others enjoy a varied diet.

The Campbell’s keeled glass-snail is officially extinct, but researchers have ‘high hopes’ that translocation will allow the population to thrive ...

In 2025, animal and plant life continue to be threatened by a number of factors, including hunting, habitat loss or ...

Innovative technology mimics nature, providing the northern quoll a chance to avoid extinction in the fight against the invasive cane toad. MELBOURNE, Australia & DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today ...