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.

Researchers analyzing ancient fossils from caves across Western Australia have uncovered a completely new species of bettong ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mary River cod were fished to the brink of extinction, their habitat destroyed, even blasted with gelignite, but a recovery plan is being updated.

Two Endangered Quoll Joeys Welcomed at Australian Sanctuary Two endangered Eastern quoll joeys came into the care of Aussie Ark, an animal sanctuary in rural New South Wales, after becoming separated ...

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 ...

Rat and mouse baits commonly used around the home and in the workplace could potentially wipe out as many as nine species of endangered Australian marsupial carnivores, including the iconic Tasmanian ...

Taronga Zoo has successfully bred endangered native Australian animals for years but it now has a new vision on how to make ...