Endangered and Protected Species

Just like "Punch" the monkey, this adorable baby was abandoned by its mother soon after birth. 

Local conservation groups have worked to protect turtle nesting habitats along the Mackay coast for more than 30 years, bringing generational change for these "ancient mariners".

Each summer, tourists flock to Tasmanian beaches to marvel at penguins, but for some, admiring the birds from afar is not enough.

The court heard Clinton Spiteri was with two others when he visited a rainforest in the Cape York area to steal eight snakes.

Official advice is unequivocal that salmon farming remains the main threat to the endangered Maugean skate. It remains to be seen if the federal environment minister will ask Tasmanian salmon farms to scale back their operations.

Environment Minister Murray Watt says his decision to keep the status of a rare Tasmanian skate species as endangered rather than change it to critically endangered is based on scientific advice.

A centuries-old nautical technique is being redesigned within a small Sydney cove in a bid to save a tiny remnant population of a dying species.

Once thought to be extinct in NSW, the small, spotted, and highly photogenic western quoll is making a hard-fought comeback to the wild.

The unexpected discovery of four turtle species in a dam near Armidale has left researchers wondering if people have been dumping unwanted pets.

The Christmas Island flying fox is critically endangered and endemic to the remote territory.

Often compared to a "teddy bear", advocates hope the special snap of an endangered flying fox carrying its pup will shine a light on the Christmas Island animal.

Deepwater dolphin species make a rare appearance on the NSW Mid North Coast, delighting scientists and marine wildlife enthusiasts. 

This scruffy pup has gone from the pound to being part of a scat detection dog team, helping save endangered koalas.

Residents and experts say they are shocked and concerned after social media images showed a number of endangered and protected marine animals impaled and severed on a stretch of WA coastline in just a few weeks.

Environmental protections along a huge stretch of the River Murray will be boosted, following a decision to officially list the area as "critically endangered", the federal government says.

The Australian Conservation Foundation says tens of thousands of hectares of land were approved for clearing last year, double that of 2024, putting already endangered species at further risk.

A motion-sensor camera has captured the rare sight of a koala in the wild at a wildlife sanctuary in Googong near the ACT border. 

A record number of clutches has been found of the endangered white-throated snapping turtle.

A record number of clutches of white-throated snapping turtles have been found along the Burnett River in Queensland's Bundaberg region.

A beach on a remote island, and home to nesting turtles, is annually overwhelmed by tonnes of plastic garbage. Christmas Island is doing what it can to help stem the never-ending tide of pollution.