4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (901+ words) September 9, 2026 — 5:50am Long rows of cages line a corridor, the wind whistling through gaps in the metal roof as our arrival sets off a chorus of barking. This is the notorious A Block in the Lost Dogs’ Home, which houses 54 dogs…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (896+ words) Last month, five Australian marsupials were confirmed extinct on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List, including the crested-tailed Mulgara. These tiny carnivorous marsupials were once distributed across most of arid Australia and ranged across Western Australia from…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (603+ words) September 3, 2026 — 1:31pm A three-year-old girl has died after visiting a Victorian petting farm and contracting a serious infection that caused kidney failure and permanent brain damage. The toddler spent six weeks in Monash Children’s Hospital’s intensive care unit after developing a…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (783+ words) August 26, 2026 — 7:45pm If you ever find yourself buried beneath the rubble of an earthquake’s aftermath or expiring in a remote cave, salvation may not arrive in the form of a dashing rescuer or detection dog, but of a hulking, hissing, spiky-legged…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (196+ words) August 26, 2026 — 2:31pm Authorities are racing to save a humpback whale that has beached itself off Perth’s south coast. The Department of Biosecurity, Conservation and Attractions confirmed officers are at Port Kennedy beach where the humpback whale has begun to become stranded....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (45+ words) An impromptu wildlife rescue was caught on camera as a Stradbroke Island local lifted a koala out of harm's way. August 24, 2026 — 1:51pm...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (43+ words) A mega great white shark has turned on a group of keen fishermen off the New South Wales coast. August 22, 2026 — 7:00pm...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (46+ words) The Age A pair of ultra-relaxed myna birds have been filmed taking the morning train to Artarmon - a habit that was revealed as an daily occurrence for the two feathered friends. August 19, 2026 — 4:10pm...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (512+ words) August 15, 2026 — 9:30am If this year has made anything clear, it’s that we love “nuisance” animals. But as adorable, funny or downright strange as it may be to see these wild animals encroaching on “human” spaces, Canadian filmmakers Jack Weisman and Gabriela…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (798+ words) August 15, 2026 — 5:30am The diary of a dog, day 1: It’s my first day with my new family. I don’t even know my own name. They seem to call me all manner of things – Sweet Pea, Lovely One, and No Chewing. Actually, I…...