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Australian states and territories are expected to revoke a ban on New South Wales bees and hives in the coming weeks.

Sydney (AFP) - Australian rangers have killed an invasive "monster" cane toad discovered in the wilds of a coastal park -- a warty brown specimen as long as a human arm and weighing 2.7 kilograms (6 pounds).

States and territories have agreed to reopen their borders to bees and hives from most of NSW, but remain concerned over patches of invasive varroa mite.

Until now, scientists assumed the females of the species turned to "virgin birth", a process called parthenogenesis, only when there weren't enough mates to go around

The warming of the waters off the East Coast has brought the loss of microscopic organisms that make up the base of the ocean’s food chain

SAN JUAN CHANNEL, Wash. — The earthy, fishy smell wafted aboard Joseph Gaydos' research vessel first. Then came the guttural growls.

Global climate change doesn’t only cause the melting of polar ice caps, rising sea levels and extreme weather events. It also has a direct effect on many tropical habitats and the animals and plants that inhabit them. As fossil fuel emissions continue to drive climate change, large areas of land…

Independent candidates say government has ‘completely undermined’ the endangered species

Rare subspecies of Indochinese tigers, gaurs and a clouded leopard have been found in the forest of Sri Sawat, which is now largely a non-hunting zone, said park chief Prawut Prempree.