wildlife

Five remarkable stories of flora and fauna in the aftermath of Australia's horror bushfire season

17 Mar 2021

Community scientists have been photographing animals and plants in the months after the Black Summer fires. Each observation is a story of survival against the odds, or of tragedy.

It's not too late: 5 ways to improve the government's plan for threatened wildlife

22 Jan 2021

The first Threatened Species Strategy fizzled out last year without making a big difference to conservation. With the next strategy due to roll out this year, let's look at what needs to change.

Citizen scientists get snappy to monitor bushfire-ravaged environment

30 Jan 2020

Citizen scientists are being encouraged to photograph bushfire-affected areas to help UNSW Sydney researchers track the recovery of flora and fauna after the fires.

Most read science stories of 2019

18 Dec 2019

This year's most popular science stories took readers from melting Antarctic ice sounding the alarm on microbes and climate change, to a pest-proof fence to protect native wildlife in far western NSW, and early signs of life in ancient rocks in the Pilbara, WA.

Why dams don’t need to be bad news for fish

28 Jun 2016

It is possible to have fish and dams: John Harris, Bill Peirson and Richard Kingsford explain how.

Art and endangered species: eye candy, or action?

15 Aug 2013

Wildlife photography acts as a torch, shining a light onto the face of extinction so that extraordinary species are not lost to the darkness. But it is then up to the rest of us to act and make a change, writes Dustin Welbourne.

Season's meetings - be first to spot nature's New Year arrivals

22 Dec 2012

The city is teeming with wildlife, so look and listen, urges Merlin Crossley.

Ready for my closeup: camera traps bring home the wild

12 Nov 2012

Automated cameras and microphones will help better connect the public with life in the wild, writes Dustin Welbourne.

Manipulating Nature

13 Feb 2007

UNSW scientists are raising concerns over the unpredictable nature of a contraceptive vaccine that aims to control populations of wild animals, such as rabbits and foxes.