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After months-long rescue effort, wildlife rangers recover three bodies from bottom of 33-metre crevice

A rare “orchid of the falls” plant has been declared extinct after a hydroelectric dam destroyed its only habitat

A border closure is preventing all beehives from being allowed to enter New South Wales from Victoria, after the braula fly was found on two new properties.

Fossils show species has been around for millennia and evolved to occupy surface of fresh water

Crook, County Durham: It is almost miraculous that this tiny beauty is here at all. Now it has to contend with an upset climate

Rabbits are one of Australia's most destructive pest animals, but a population on the side of a busy highway in Tasmania appear to be safe from control methods, and locals couldn't be happier.

Next time you see a bee hovering around a fruit tree, you’re probably witnessing pollination in action. Pollination is what enables a plant to produce seeds and fruit – and, as research has shown, pollination by insects can greatly improve the quality and quantity of fruit produced.

A San Diego whale-watching company logged an extraordinary daily double Monday with sightings of a blue whale and a whale shark.

Programme launched in Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary