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Rapid decline stumps researchers, who theorise traffic collisions, climate crisis, cane toads and inbreeding could play a role

Bugs need conservation areas too

A marine ecologist urges swimmers to be wary of activity in the water before jumping in, following the death of a 16-year-old girl who was attacked by a shark in the Swan River in North Fremantle.

Florida has been revealed as the area which saw the most shark attacks during 2022 with a total of 16, but overall incidents have equalled a 10-year-low, according to a new study

It's hoped the work will attract a wide array of creatures.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sharks bit 16 people in unprovoked attacks off Florida’s waters last year, marking the highest reported number of bites than anywhere else in the world.

Far upriver in the rainforest, the lure of rare pink river dolphins is creating jobs and promoting conservation and reconciliation after a 50-year war

A leading conservation research group found that 40% of animals and 34% of plants in the United States are at risk of extinction, while 41% of ecosystems are facing collapse.

More than 50 cane toads are discovered on New South Wales's Central Coast — one of the biggest outbreaks beyond the state's buffer zone since 2010.

The sometimes astonishing sex lives of animals are well known, especially the huge range in penis structures, evolved to increase the number of offspring that males father. For example, ducks have corkscrew-shaped penises, and echidnas (also known as spiny anteaters) have a four-headed penis. But what about female genitalia?

Scientists urge people to stop ‘spraying gardens with poison’ and adopt wildlife-friendly practices