Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct—but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
It took thousands of years to develop the world's extraordinary range of domesticated farm animals—an estimated 8,800 ...
Rio Tinto found one of the world’s rarest birds within the bounds of its WA copper-gold mine
Rio Tinto has redrawn its plans for Australia’s next big copper-gold mine after the shock discovery of one of the world’s ...
Egg-laying mammal — feared locally extinct after wildfire — rediscovered in Australia
Echidnas are egg-laying, insect-eating mammals native to Australia, according to the Australian Museum. The country has only one species, the short-beaked echidna, which can be found throughout the ...
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Hundreds of livestock breeds have gone extinct – but some Australian farmers are keeping endangered breeds alive
Catie Gressier receives funding from the Australian Research Council’s Discovery ... Of all chicken breeds, one in ten is now extinct, and a further 30% are endangered. How did this happen?
10 Animals That Returned From Extinction
According to the BBC's Discover Wildlife website, these 10 animals were once presumed extinct. The third creature on this ...
Rare Creature Declared Extinct Returns to Wild as Critically Endangered Species After Massive Conservation Effort
The Partula tohiveana snail has been reclassified as critically endangered by the IUCN Red List after being previously ...
Rare night parrot once believed extinct reappears unexpectedly in Australia
The night parrot, presumed extinct, has been sighted in Australia after decades. Conservationists are ecstatic as Indigenous rangers uncover new data ...
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Egg-laying mammal — feared locally extinct after wildfire — rediscovered in Australia
Photos show the egg-laying mammal once feared locally extinct. Photo from Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre via WWF-Australia On a small island off the southern coast of Australia, a spiky mammal ...
15 Animals That Went Extinct in the Last Decade
In the last ten years, at least 15 species have officially checked out, never to be seen again. It's ironic to think how ...
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Aussie fisherman lands 'amazing' and extremely rare catch: 'Thought they were extinct'
"Not extinct yet but they are critically endangered," Alex replied ... of the species thanks to its remoteness and mostly ...
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Last supper of 15-million-year-old freshwater fish
A team of scientists led by Australian Museum and UNSW Sydney palaeontologist, Dr Matthew McCurry, have described a new ...