The distressing new estimate considers animals killed in the fires and those that will die from indirect causes, like starvation and dehydration Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If Australia is renowned for one thing, it's the proportion of highly dangerous animals that populate the continent. The three ...

Humans are causing enormous damage to the Earth, and about 1 million plant and animal species are now at risk of extinction. Keeping track of what's left is vital to conserving biodiversity.

As climate change-related drought fanned catastrophic wildfires across Australia, claiming lives, homes, and farms, the richly diverse flora and fauna took a tragic toll. The World Wildlife Fund ...

Proceeds from the calendars go to support animal rescues, disaster recovery and first-responder programs all over the world ...

The new discoveries emphasize that scientists have a lot left to learn about insect diversity, even in areas with many ...

Animal law is a growing area of study and practice because of the many ways in which nonhuman animals (animals) are used in a wide variety of venues. Globally, nonhumans, including fully sentient ...

The mouse-size dunnart is not as renowned as the koalas or platypuses that draw tourists, but it is arguably the most special mammal on Australia’s Kangaroo Island. Now the Kangaroo Island dunnart’s ...

A professor estimated this week that a billion animals had died in Australia’s wildfires. But where are these numbers coming from? By Mihir Zaveri and Emily S. Rueb Some 25,000 koalas feared dead on ...

In a grim video posted on Twitter, a man drives into the fire-ravaged town of Batlow, in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW). Both sides of the road are covered with ash and lingering smoke.

Am I not pretty enough? This article is part of The Conversation’s series introducing you to unloved Australian animals that need our help. Australia is set to host the 2032 Olympic games in ...