Every couple of years, a new collection of animals find their way into the mainstream. It used to be lions, tigers, and even ...

Meet the quokka, often called the world's happiest animal! This small marsupial from Western Australia is famous for its ...

Quokka selfies made the animal famous and are now helping raise awareness about conservation and responsible wildlife ...

Scientists have discovered mosquitoes can act like tiny "flying wildlife surveyors," helping researchers detect elusive and endangered animals in Australia's national parks. A team from Macquarie ...

In a new study, wild regent honeyeaters became vocal tutors, teaching their disappearing song to birds in a captive breeding ...

See some darling—and some dangerous—animals in images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest ...

Lost marsupials have been found alive in New Guinea after 6,000 years, highlighting hidden biodiversity and conservation urgency.

Two species of marsupials thought to have been extinct for the past 6,000 years have been found very much alive on the island of New Guinea.

Fiona Pardington hopes an exhibition of her images of New Zealand’s extinct and endangered birds will encourage debate, as the nation weighs its environmental responsibilities.