Endangered and Protected Species

The marine park that includes the subantarctic Heard and McDonald Islands is set for a massive expansion, with the federal government planning to protect an extra 300,000 square kilometres of ocean.

A national research effort aimed at saving Australia's iconic sea lions will look at cat faeces, heavy metals, microplastics, and climate change as possible culprits for the species' continued decline.  

The group says it reported the distressed whale in waters off the Sunshine Coast to authorities but when no-one had arrived almost an hour later, they took action fearing it was "drowning".

Artificial nesting platforms are installed at key coastal sites across South Australia to help the eastern osprey breed after the population dropped to just 50 pairs of birds. 

A genetic map of the bilby could help us understand how many of the elusive species are still alive and how to combat inbreeding.

A distressed humpback whale tangled in a huge mass of fishing equipment has been freed after a major rescue effort off the Gippsland coast in Victoria. 

The 3.3m saltwater crocodile that triggered the closing of Cable Beach has been captured and rehomed at nearby Malcolm Douglas Crocodile Park.

Changing wind patterns due to global warming are blowing shorebirds to new coastal locations, says Birds SA rare birds chair Colin Rogers.

The last stronghold of a sea snake slated for an endangered species listing sits atop Australia's largest undeveloped gas field.

Authorities have called for help to find a whale that was seen tangled in ropes and buoys off the Gippsland coast in Victoria.

The number of little penguins on Kangaroo Island has dropped by more than 70 per cent since 2011, but there's hope that work to rid the island of cats will help their fortunes.

More than 3,400 southern corroboree frog eggs have been released into their natural habitat in the NSW Snowy Mountains in the hope of bringing the iconic species back from the brink of extinction.

Thousands of Southern Corroboree Frog eggs have been released into Kosciuszko National Park.

A regional Victorian prison program training inmates to rehabilitate injured native wildlife is giving more than just the animals a second chance.

New research has revealed the devastating impact Tropical Cyclone Ilsa had on bird populations on Bedout Island off WA's Pilbara.

The success of conserving and breeding one of the world's most endangered animals, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, has seen the species move to a third location for the first time in decades.

In the 1980s there were only 35 of the wombats left in existence. Now, there are over 400. Those conservation efforts have led to the wombats being introduced to a third site for the first time.

Indigenous land managers are hoping to repatriate ecologically and culturally significant species to lungtalanana, or Clarke Island, but feral cat predation and a lack of funding are standing in their way.  

Tequila, Tabasco, Mouse and Mozza and four other Tasmanian devils will soon board a long haul flight to the US, where they'll settle into four zoos as part of Tasmania's ambassador program.

Claude the leaf thief is back for more and it seems there is no stopping this brazen koala — now stealing his booty in broad daylight and bringing his mates to munch.

Unique species of fish, snails, and crustaceans have existed on this isolated property in Western Queensland since the dinosaur age when it was deep under water as part of the Eromanga Sea.

Unauthorised bulldozing of "really important" native vegetation has landed NSW Southern Highlands property owner Chaza Khouzame a $125,000 fine, plus costs.

Loggers intentionally searched for endangered nocturnal gliders during the day to avoid detecting them and continue logging the Tallaganda State Forest, environmental groups claim.

Vaguely military in appearance — garish blue and green paint scheme notwithstanding — the vessel bristles with radar, sonar and other monitoring equipment. The object of its scrutiny has scientists worried.

Video shared online shows the man diving from a boat onto two orcas in what has been described as "stupid" and "shocking" behaviour by the New Zealand Department of Conservation.