Alarmingly, 12 of the 14 species of tree kangaroos are listed ... and guide efforts to protect them. Bennett's tree kangaroos inhabit Australia's most rugged and densely vegetated rainforests ...

Giant kangaroos known as Protemnodon were ... but similar in some respects and that was spread across Arid Australia. “ Another species - Protemnodon mamkurra was more robust, thick-limbed ...

In Australia the largest indigenous land animals are red kangaroos. What happened to ... with only spears and fire have eradicated so many species? Relatively few people, maybe numbering in ...

This method involves sequencing a small section of the genome to tell different species apart. The specimens were then sent to experts around Australia, who are working to describe any new species ...

Many species of animals and birds were injured and displaced by ex-tropical cyclone Alfred several weeks ago. Now, an effort ...

A new species of prehistoric fish was found in iron-rich stone in southeastern Australia. Screengrab from Australian Museum's video What can fossils tell us about prehistoric life? The length of a ...

Mr Pavesi says kangaroos have lived in ecological balance and coexisted with other species in Australia. The introduction of sheep flocks and the start of the wool industry in Australia meant ...

"It is exciting to find a new species in Australia in this day and age, and particularly exciting to find a beautifully colored species entirely restricted to this paradise of an island," Assoc.

Check out our stories here. So far, the new species has been found at five sites in the Gulf Plains Bioregion in northeastern Australia but is likely more widespread, the study said.

most species considered threatened with extinction are largely in this situation because the land they live on has attributes prized by farmers or graziers, such as grass and water. Australia’s ...