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.
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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 ...

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, ...
Biloxi Sun Herald

‘Surreal’ photos show four babies from ‘one of the rarest mammals’ in Australia

Conservationists in Australia saw several young animals, including a set of quadruplets, from “one of the rarest mammals in the world,” photos show. Screengrab from video shared by Brad Leue / ...

Incredible moment rare animal returns to Aussie bushland for first time in 150 years

Against all odds, one of Australia’s smallest marsupials has returned to southwest NSW, more than 150 years after it was ...
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Researchers Forced Cane Toads To Hatch As Albinos In Order To Determine Why Natural Selection Has Made This Condition So Rare

Using the CRISPR-Cas9 tool, the researchers edited the toad eggs to turn off a gene known as tyrosinase, which is responsible ...