Worth up to $100k and hidden in chocolate boxes: Inside Australia's illegal animal trade

Global illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth $32 billion, with rare species in Australia at risk.
Mongabay News on MSN

Newly described ‘lucifer’ bee found visiting critically endangered plant in Australia

By Shreya Dasgupta In 2019, researcher Kit Prendergast was surveying the insects visiting an incredibly rare plant in the ...

Residents observe rare sighting of spotted creature: 'It's definitely odd'

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported in late October that a spotted-tailed quoll had been, well, spotted by ...

Incredibly rare albino whale spotted off coast of Australia. Watch it swim

One young female whale was spotted on video making her way up Australia's southeastern coast, but she wasn't like any of the other whales. "A rare white humpback whale on the (New South Wales) Coast!" ...

Species identification key to understanding South Australia's harmful algal bloom

In a significant step toward dealing with the persistent harmful algal bloom affecting the South Australian coast, ...

Inside zoo's radical plan to recover seven of Australia's rarest creatures

Yahoo News had a rare peek inside the animals' enclosure, as the scheme was launched. See the incredible pictures and video.

Catch a wild ride: Rare footage shows ‘sucker fish’ surfing on a whale

Rare footage from Australia captures remoras, or “sucker fish,” whale-surfing their way through migration season.