The first camera survey ever conducted on Truwana/Cape Barren Island off Tasmania has recorded two rarely seen animals—white-footed dunnarts and blonde echidnas. A vulnerable shorebird—the Latham's ...

Stories of small, secretive animals have been passed down by elders for generations, but now Indigenous rangers have captured them still living on a remote island off Tasmania.

Animal welfare advocates say Tasmania is at a “defining moment” in the push to end greyhound racing, as campaigners ramp up pressure on the state’s Upper House to pass legislation that would phase out ...

Feedback has opened on the draft Threatened Species Strategy, which sets clear direction to protect Tasmania's unique species and better frameworks ...

Feedback has opened on the draft Threatened Species Strategy, which sets clear direction to protect Tasmania’s unique species and better frameworks for development. The draft Strategy envisages a ...

Enter the world of four-week old baby meerkats at Tasmania Zoo. Three babies were born at the Riverside facility in February 2026. Video by Paul Scambler ...

Indigenous people in Papua, Indonesia, have helped scientists track down two animals that were thought to have gone extinct thousands of years ago: a relative of Australia’s greater glider and a ...

Major upgrades are underway at Maria Island, but many visitors don't want the popular Tasmanian destination to change to ...

Dairy research in Tasmania has been boosted, with new infrastructure at the Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture 's Dairy Research Facility enabling ...

A bystander on Tasmania's north west coast has described people poking penguins with sticks, picking them up, and taking flash photography of their faces. Wildlife experts say they regularly receive ...

From the last thylacine to Mollie the drinking, smoking orangutan, little Punch the monkey is the latest in a long line of lonely zoo animals.

They are now part of an urgent call for more funding to assist in their operations. In the run-up to 2026, Bonorong CEO Matt Clement previously told the Mercury the costs associated with treating each ...