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The moment has arrived – and the swift parrot has taken the crown for 2023 after the votes for the final 10 candidates

When we think of extinction, we think of individual species. But nature doesn’t operate like that. Entire communities and even whole ecosystems are now so compromised they could be lost entirely. Australia now has about 100 ecological communities at risk.

Telangana's biodiversity plan lists 11 fish species as 'threatened', with habitat loss & fragmentation leading cause of reducing numbers of reptiles. Study finds 92 species of vertebrates, 21 birds, 22 mammals & 56 flowering plants as threatened. Action Plan discusses funding, access & benefit sharing.

The sound of ‘super predator’ human voices instils more terror around the waterhole than the big cats’ roar, researchers discover

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Sex determination of sea turtles is temperature dependent, with the proportion of female hatchlings increasing when nests are warmer

Plans for land clearing near a NSW mine where critically endangered swift parrots have been found point to a failure in Australia’s environmental laws, say advocates for the bird

When sea ice melts, polar bears must move onto land for several months without access to food. This fasting period is challenging for all bears, but particularly for polar bear mothers who are nursing cubs.

Climate change is emerging as a major threat to frogs, salamanders, and caecilians, according to a new study. Data from over 8,000 species showed that two out of five amphibians are threatened with extinction, with climate change being the primary threat for 39%. Habitat destruction and degradation, disease, and overexploitation…

Bee and hornet hit ground with such force the attacker is sent scarpering, University of Exeter scientists find

The tragic felling of the tree is making land managers reflect on how this barren landscape should look in future