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The Christmas Island shrew is thought to be at least the third mammal species to go extinct on the island as a direct result of the introduction of invasive black rats by humans around 100 years ago.

Australia's grassland earless dragon is no bigger than a pinkie when it emerges from its shell, but the little lizard faces an enormous challenge in the years ahead: avoiding extinction. As recently ...

Twelve years after Australia’s 'extinct' night parrot was rediscovered, a worrying new investigation has revealed swathes of its remaining habitat are under threat. The Australian Conservation ...

In 1838, John Gould, the father of Australian ornithology, visited Australia with the intention of gathering material for his great work on Australian birds. In the resulting publication, The Birds of ...