Worth up to $100k and hidden in chocolate boxes: Inside Australia's illegal animal trade

Global illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth $32 billion, with rare species in Australia at risk.

Babies of 'one of Australia's rarest mammals' born in wild at park for first time

In a protected forest of eastern Australia, one of the country's "rarest mammals" wandered past a trail camera, its pouch bulging slightly from the baby tucked inside. Conservationists later looked at ...

Cute wallabies, killer crocs: I see all sorts of animals wildlife-watching on Australia’s northern frontier

This less touristy northern region of Australia boasts off-the-grid resorts and national parks for a deep immersion in the ...
Miami Herald

‘Mysterious case’ of stolen bait leads to first-in-a-century discovery in Australia

Ecologists found four baby Western quolls, the first ones born in the wild at Mount Gibson Sanctuary in 100 years, stealing bait from traps, photos show. Photo from the Australian Wildlife Conservancy ...

Cold-blooded crime: Woman who tried to smuggle 94 reptiles out of Australia in socks, boots jailed

A Chinese national found herself in a cold-blooded mess after authorities uncovered a bizarre reptile smuggling operation ...

Student spider smuggler hit with massive fine in Australia for trafficking wildlife

Chinese national Zhang Qiran, 22, pleaded guilty after 125 native spiders and insects were found in his luggage at Sydney ...

Illegal fishing is awash in the Timor and Arafura seas. Discarded 'ghost nets' kill wildlife and destroy Australia's pristine coastline

Illegal fishing is ravaging the world's oceans of fish and shellfish but it is what is left behind that is creating a mess ...
The Herald SC

Babies of ‘one of Australia’s rarest mammals’ born in wild at park for first time

Trail cameras at a protected forest in Australia photographed three rare mammals with bulging pouches —the site’s first wild-born babies. Photo from the Queensland’s Government In a protected forest ...