Island haven a ‘genetic trap’ without intervention
Kangaroo Island in South Australia is home to a large, mostly disease-free koala population which, at first glance, looks like a conservation success story. However, new […]
Bushfire bees on the brink
The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20, according to […]
Clues from an endangered blue whale population
Clues in the DNA of endangered blue whales – the largest living animal – have shown that Australia is home to one population that likely travels […]
Conflict between humans and wildlife up close
Dr Melissa Pettigrew has spent nine months in China working to save the Siberian tiger from human impacts.