Animals

As questions around horse welfare grow, can equestrian sport's Olympic dream survive?

Locals say this cheeky pelican has a personality unlike any bird they have ever seen.

A makeshift tourniquet may have made the difference between a shark attack on the NSW Mid North Coast this week claiming one life not two. The attack has put a spotlight on how fatalities may be prevented.

One of a handful of Rosenberg’s goannas living in the ACT’s hill reserves has once again wandered off, prompting calls from a local conservation organisation for help bringing him back.

A widely criticised bill recognising the heritage value of wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park will be scrapped in a move celebrated by the Invasive Species Council.

Jeremy Webb died aged 16 after eating sausages while camping in the Central Coast. Growing up, he was bitten by ticks outdoors multiple times.

Animals and objects dwarf humans in Gavin Libotte's unique perspective on suburban life, challenging the way we see the familiar world.

The elusive night parrot can be seen taking a sip of water from a watering hole in the east Pilbara. 

The parma wallaby was thought to be extinct until Peter Pigott followed up on a rumour that a 19th century governor took a bunch of the mammals to New Zealand proved to be true.

Peter Pigott has been caring for his population of the rare Parma Wallaby for more than half a century.

A position paper sets out limits for breeders and proposes an information sharing system for better regulation.

An unlikely patient in Alice Springs is returned to the water treatment ponds two weeks after being found injured from a suspected dog attack.

Queensland is considering changes that would remove restrictions on keeping dingoes and while the government says that will not mean people can keep them as pets, experts fear it could be an unintended outcome.

Scientists mapping koala habitat in the NSW central west find it is larger than previously thought, but concerns remain over expansion plans at a nearby coal mine. 

Crocodile owners whose pets escape and have to be recaptured by rangers could soon face penalties starting at $300, plus another $100 for each hour the reptiles are on the loose.

A seal seeks refuge on a Washington photographer's boat while fleeing orcas.

A wildlife photographer has captured the dramatic moment a seal eluded a pod of killer whales by scrambling onto the stern of her boat.

A white humpback calf known as Siale is seen heading north along the NSW coast when most whales are searching for food in the Antarctic Ocean.

Wollongong City Council wants the NSW government to cover the $44,000 cost of recovering a humpback whale that drowned in a Coledale shark net.

The drones are equipped with thermal sensors that can track animals far below.