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Possums and gliders are pushing a native bird to extinction. What can we do?

From brightly coloured birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia’s native animals are a sight to behold.

The Conversation · Apr 28

Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas

The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these ‘sentinels of climate change’ are being forced into unknown territory

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

'Once in a century human': Jane Goodall's Aussie mark

Scientist Jane Goodall, whose work on primates took her around the world, had a soft spot for a leading Australian zoo where chimps thrive.

AAP · Oct 2, 2025