What To Do If You Encounter Wild Animals In Australia. If you do encounter any of the animals I’ve mentioned in this guide, just let them be and be free. They’re more scared of you.

Nearly three billion animals were killed or displaced during Australia's devastating bushfires of the past year, scientists say. The findings meant it was one of "worst wildlife disasters in ...

Australia finds its lost animals. The exhibition is based on recent discoveries. A flesh-eating kangaroo and a crocodile that jumped down on its prey from the trees are drawing the crowds in Sydney, ...

Australia wildfires: Animals in peril across the country 35 photos "We're really worried. We really are," said Jan Sheehan, one of hundreds of volunteer rescuers.

Millions of animals, many found on no other continent, may have perished, and Australians are taking care of survivors. By Livia Albeck-Ripka WATERHOLES, Australia — The convoy of vehicles ...

Australia hosts a dizzying array of venomous creatures — including spiders, snakes, jellyfish, octopuses, ants, bees and even platypuses. But why do so many Australian animals wield this ...

To save Australia’s animals, scientists must count how many are left. But what if they’re getting it wrong?

Newhaven, north west of Alice Springs, is a time machine, offering glimpses of an Australia that existed before Europeans arrived.Credit: Nick Moir At a glance, nothing about the fence makes ...

The continent was teeming with enormous kangaroos, wombats, and tapir-like marsupials only 50,000 years ago.

Australia has added 750 new species of plants, animals, fungi and other organisms to its official list of species living on the continent. Accessibility links. Skip to main content; ...