Native Animals
Sciences & Technology
You might find a rare species in your backyard
‘Bioblitz’ events like the City Nature Challenge are advancing science and empowering communities to discover species never seen before in some urban areas
Sciences & Technology
The wingless grasshopper that could cross Bass Strait, but not the Yarra River
New genomic approaches can track the movement of Australia’s flightless matchstick grasshopper
Environment
Lockdown ‘field trip’ reveals whereabouts of Australian grasshoppers
Using old field notes and new technology, researchers used COVID lockdowns to retrace the steps of pioneering Australian insect surveyors, virtually
Sciences & Technology
No bones about it, dunnarts crawl before growing a skeleton
New insights into the development of the dunnart – or marsupial mouse – provide a model animal to study other unique Australian fauna and could aid conservation efforts
Sciences & Technology
Saving Melbourne’s platypus with smart water storage
Using smart rainwater tanks and urban lakes, a new project aims to provide crucial water to platypus habitat when it’s needed most – leading up to the breeding season
Sciences & Technology
When one feral cat just isn’t another feral cat
Students have demonstrated that artificial intelligence can identify individual feral cats in the wild in what could be a step forward in the fight to control them
Sciences & Technology
Delving into the DNA of our iconic platypus and echidna
The genomes of the platypus and echidna have now been published, providing a valuable resource for research, as well as for their conservation and health
Sciences & Technology
The grasshopper that was lost, then found, is now endangered
The rare Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper was rediscovered after it was thought to be extinct, but as its habitat shrinks, it’s now endangered
Sciences & Technology
The wallaby that's permanently pregnant
The swamp wallaby, an iconic Australian marsupial, has accomplished an incredible reproductive feat as the only mammal known to be pregnant and lactating throughout the female’s entire adult life
Sciences & Technology
Rediscovering a ‘lost’ species
A rare insect species, the Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper, was thought to be extinct in Victoria but has now been rediscovered, giving hope for conserving its future