The eastern barred bandicoot was declared extinct in the wild in 1991 after the population dwindled to just 60 living in a rubbish tip in Victoria by the late 1980s ...

Fossils reveal that there were at least two kinds of koala when humans first arrived in Australia, but one died out about ...

Last week, The Guardian dropped the news that this common, bright blue and black garden-dweller could be extinct within the next 30–40 years thanks to climate damage. It is quite frankly terrifying ...

From brightly colored birds to the much-loved sugar glider, Australia's native animals are a sight to behold. The island ...

The bandicoot was extinct in the wild in 1991, but the marsupial has now been “bred for survival” and will be released across the country.

Australia’s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal species ...

Scientists have identified a distinct extinct koala species from Western Australia, hidden in fossil collections for over a century. Detailed analysis of skulls, teeth, and bones revealed unique ...

When an animal moves from the endangered species list to being officially extinct, it's undeniably a sad day. The creature ...

Scientists have identified a previously unknown extinct koala species from Western Australian fossils, overturning long-held beliefs they were part of the modern species. The find reveals that several ...

Learn what the Endangered Species Act does, how it protects wildlife in the US and abroad, and why proposed changes could ...

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...