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Leading animal advocates have renewed calls for a duck hunting ban in Victoria, saying survey data only adds to evidence in favour of abolishing the sport.

Scientists observe Goffin’s cockatoos dipping hard foodstuffs in bowl of water, most likely to improve its texture

Groundwater is the world’s largest unfrozen freshwater reserve. Australia’s Great Artesian Basin alone holds enough water to fill Sydney Harbour 130,000 times. Worldwide, groundwater provides drinking water for half the world’s population. Countries like Denmark and Austria rely entirely on it for drinking water.

Urgent changes are needed to Australia's biodiversity offsets system, which is failing to stem the rapid destruction of the environment, experts warn.

The first study to quantify what our felines eat on a global scale finds they have a significant impact on wildlife

Biodiversity Council says offsets should be a last resort and only used for ‘nature that we can replace’

Scientists are still puzzled by these tragic events, usually involving pilot whales. Vital clues, however, may lie in the tight-knit social ties that give each pod a unique culture

Ecologists raise concerns about whale’s deteriorating health after it beached over weekend

A stranded sperm whale has died after becoming stuck on a sandbar at a beach in Perth's south, with authorities working on a plan to remove it.

A research project will look to eliminate diseases caused by a parasitic roundworm that is widespread in Aboriginal communities in Australia's north.

Analysis of 125,000-year-old bones reveals widespread hunting and communal feasting among Neanderthals