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Habitat Loss Soars: Australia OKs Equivalent of 10 Sydney Harbours for Threatened Species Destruction

The Australian Conservation Foundation (AFC) conducted an analysis revealing that the federal government approved more than ...
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Many mammals in Australia face extinction: Could feral cats and foxes be to blame?

Getty Image While Australia is home to some of the most impressive wildlife, it is also home to a sad fact. Being in complete ...

Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the ...
The Conversation

Extinctions of Australian mammals have long been blamed on foxes and cats – but where’s the evidence?

Arian Wallach receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Erick Lundgren receives funding from the Centre for Open Science & Synthesis in Ecology and Evolution at the University of Alberta ...

Snails on a plane: Australia flies rescue mission to Norfolk Island for a tiny, critically endangered species

The Campbell’s keeled glass-snail is officially extinct, but researchers have ‘high hopes’ that translocation will allow the population to thrive ...
Popular Science

Australia’s giant extinct marsupials may be ID’d using tiny bone bits

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While fictional depictions of fossil discoveries often feature ...
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44 species lost in 2025, 48,600 at risk of extinction

A total of 44 animal, fungal, and plant species were declared extinct in 2025, according to scientific assessments by experts ...
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32 Animals That Sadly Went Extinct And Why

Over a million species of animals and plants are now hanging by a thread, more than ever before in human history, says the International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ...