Threatened Species

Wattle Fellow Clancy Lester is on a mission to save Australia’s native bees by working with Indigenous communities and spreading the word about bee hotels

By freezing the cells of living animals, researchers and museums are working together to safeguard Australia’s wildlife

A new study shows how some species survive infectious disease epidemics, and how we can use this knowledge to assist and direct wildlife management

The rare Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper was rediscovered after it was thought to be extinct, but as its habitat shrinks, it’s now endangered

As a global community, we must work beyond our national borders to protect threatened species and maintain biodiversity

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

An invasive species of fungus is responsible for one of the greatest documented losses of vertebrate biodiversity and we’re running out of time and money to come up with a sustainable solution

The platypus is a ‘near threatened’ species, but researchers are now measuring the DNA they leave behind in the environment as part of the largest-ever investigation into tracking this secretive animal

Advanced digital imaging has ‘virtually dissected’ the Derwent River Seastar, confirming it as a new but extinct species without harming remaining precious specimens

It’s the urban age for people – and for other species too – so it’s time to start planning for all the plants and animals that call our cities home