Wildlife of Australia and New Zealand
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- Wildlife watching guide to South Australia
- Kangaroo Island, Australia's richest wildlife spot.
- Wildlife experiences and operators in South Australia
- Whale and dolphin watching in Australia
- Whale and dolphin watching in New Zealand
- Whale watching the Southern right whales in South Australia
- Koalas - Facts about diet, habitat, life cycle, threats and conservation.
- Australian wildlife photography.
Recent Australasia news
- A supergiant prawn – monster of the deep
- Humpbacks singing different tunes
- Oil exploration survey spots 17 blue whales off coast of southern Australia
- Endangered Bryde's whale killed by apparent ship strike
- Another kakapo death – Caused by transmitter harness
- Countdown to extinction continues for world’s rarest dolphin
- 99 whales stranded in New Zealand
- Newly discovered frog is world’s tiniest vertebrate
- New horse-fly species named after pop diva Beyonce
- Kakapo death ends disappointing year
- Endangered Blue ducks relocated to New Zealand’s fjordland
- Kangaroo Island named as “Hideaway of the year”
- Sea Shepherd ship severely damaged by rogue wave
- Belize protected area boosting predatory fish populations
- The safe way for animals to cross the road…
More Australasia news
- One of the world’s most important atolls cleared of rats
- Two new species of moss frog found in South-East Asia
- Australia's Ground parrots are distinct species - Critically Endangered
- Successful breeding for New Zealand’s Doubtful Sound dolphins
- Goats and rats removed from two Fijian islands
- 65 Pilot whales die after stranding in New Zealand
- ‘Extinct’ giant sponge rediscovered off Singapore
- Mass Sperm whale stranding in Tasmania
- 800 Critically Endangered giant snails die in a fridge
- Critically Endangered kiwi chicks released on New Zealand's pest-free Pomona Island
- Massive marine sanctuary planned for New Zealand subtropics
- Winning the fight for Australia’s wildlife
- Bay of Plenty oil disaster: Rare birds dying in their hundreds
- New Zealand’s ‘Game Animal Council’ – putting hunting before conservation?
- World’s rarest marsupial moves to Australia’s mainland
Related News Articles
White Humpback whale calf off QueenslandA white Humpback whale calf, probably just a few weeks old, was spotted and photographed in the Whitsunday Islands off Australia's Queensland Coast. The calf was probably born in northern Great Barrier Reef waters and is just a couple of weeks old.
The world's most threatened and healthiest sea turtle populations revealedThe report revealed the 12 healthiest sea turtle populations in the world, which are large and currently facing relatively low threats. Five species, such as the hawksbill turtle and the green turtle have populations among these dozen thriving habitats which include nesting sites and feeding areas in Australia, Mexico and Brazil. Other areas that harbour healthy turtle populations include the Southwest Indian Ocean, Micronesia and French Polynesia.
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Two kakapo found deadTwo young female kakapo have been found dead - one on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, off Stewart Island, the other on Anchor Island in Fiordland.
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Albino Humpback spotted off QueenslandMigaloo -A Humpback whale that is bigger than a truck and iridescent white - has returned to Queensland's waters. He has joined a record number of Humpbacks making their annual migration to the warm Reef water from Antarctica.
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Emperor penguin appears on New Zealand beachLocals in New Zealand were very surprised to find a 1 metre tall penguin on a North Island beach as the largest resident penguins in New Zealand, yellow-eyed penguins, grow to a maximum of just 65 centimetres.
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Lake Eyre floods for the third year in a row.For the third year in a row, floodwaters are filling the once dormant Lake Eyre in South Australia, on an even bigger scale than in 2009 and 2010.
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Extinct Tasmanian tiger caught on video?Murray Mcallister has been running expeditions to search for live Tasmanian Tigers since 1998. he also records sightings from around Australia. Murray now claims to have shot a video of a Thylacine, and has released a short clip on Youtube.
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Whale watching industry should pay whalers to stop whalingConservationists would save more whales from the harpoon if the whale-watching public and industry were willing to pay a levy that could be used to persuade those countries currently engaged in whaling to stop.
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Australian WildlifeAustralian Wildlife - Bradt
Australia must rank alongside Madagascar for the quantity of endemic and weird species. It is a vast country with huge variations; best known for its deserts and Great Barrier Reef, it also has tropical rainforests, several ranges of snowy mountains, wetlands, swamps, mangroves and great marine ecosystems.Read full review »
Lake Eyre floods for the second year in a row.Following last year's spectacular sight as floodwaters filled the once dormant Lake Eyre in South Australia, the remarkable natural phenomenon is occurring for a second consecutive year, on an even bigger scale.
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Field guide to the wildlife of New ZealandField guide to the wildlife of New Zealand
This book covers all the different families and species that you are likely to see, including trees and shrubs. Most species have a smallish image, a brief description and an idea of where you might see them. It isn't an in depth guide, but covers the widest range in the smallest space!Read full review »
Experiences of a wildlife tour guide.The trials, tribulations and rewards of being a wildlife guide.
Craig Wickham writes about his 25 years as a wildlife guide on Australia's Kangaroo Island.
Chinese bulk carrier runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef – Oil leakingA Chinese-registered coal carrier ran aground 38 nautical miles east of Great Keppel Island on the 3rd April. The vessel was in a restricted zone of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, approximately 13 nautical miles off its set course and well outside the authorised shipping corridor.
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Extinct Australian frog found alive after 30 yearsAn Australian species of frog that was believed to have gone extinct 30 years ago has been discovered in the Southern Tablelands on New South Wales. The Yellow-spotted Bell Frog (Litoria castanea) was once abundant until a population crash in the 70s saw them disappear.
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Sea Shepherd vessel sinks after 'collision' with Japanese whaling shipThe Sea Shepherd Society claims that the Japanese security ship Shonan Maru No. 2 deliberately rammed the Ady Gil and caused catastrophic damage to the Sea Shepherd catamaran.
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One Humpback whale caught every 10 days in Queensland beach netsAnother Humpback Whale has been caught in a shark net off Australia's Queensland Coast, this is the 5th Humpback snared since September 2009.
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850 new invertebrate species discovered in Australian cavesResearchers have discovered some 850 new species of invertebrates, including insects, small crustaceans, spiders, worms and many others, living in underground water, caves and "micro-caverns" amid the harsh conditions of the Australian outback.
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Western Australia oil spill a potential disaster for marine lifeWWF has warned that an oil spill off Australia's North West coast may take a heavy toll on the region's globally significant wildlife. The oil & gas is spilling from a rig in the Timor Sea and it will take several weeks for the leak to be plugged.
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Albino Humpback spotted off QueenslandNot seen since 2009, Migaloo - bigger than a truck and iridescent white - has been spotted off Queensland's Fraser Island.
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Tiny Australian bat to go extinct within a year
Long-term monitoring using ultrasonic bat detectors indicates this species has undergone a 99% decline in relative abundance since 1994.
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Population boom for one of world’s most endangered animals - Northern Hairy-nosed wombatQueensland's critically endangered Northern hairy-nosed wombat, one of the world's most endangered species, has seen its population increase by 20 per cent in two years thanks to some remarkable State Government recovery efforts.
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New species of White-eye discovered in the Solomon IslandsThe discovery of a new bird to science in a distant archipelago is providing evidence of how, in the absence of competitors, unique species can evolve rapidly to fill empty niches.
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Lake Eyre filling up for the first time in 10 years – wildlife spectacleThe world's largest salt lake, Lake Eyre in South Australia is once again bursting into life as Queensland floodwaters flow along normally dormant creeks and rivers to reach Australia's lowest point, 15 metres below sea level.
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Long lost kakapo rediscovered after 21 yearsA male kakapo last seen 21 years ago on Whenua Hou/Codfish Island, just off Stewart Island, has been rediscovered, adding his genetics to the small but increasing kakapo population.
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50 Sperm whales die after stranding in TasmaniaThe Sperm whales, which were mostly mothers and calves, stranded on Perkins Island, a remote island off Tasmania's north-west corner.
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274 new marine species discovered off South TasmaniaHundreds of new marine species and dozens of previously unknown undersea mountains south of Tasmania have been discovered.
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Australian wildlife images
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Adelaide dolphins learn to ‘Tailwalk’A wild dolphin in Adelaide has been teaching other wild dolphins the art of ‘tailwalking', a behaviour which is extremely rare in the wild.
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Seabird, Not Seen For 80 Years, Photographed off Papua New GuineaExtinct seabird rediscovered off Papua New Guinea.
Doubts raised over Australian ´New Parrot` claims.Doubts have been raised over the claimed discovery of a new species of Fig parrot in Queensland.
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South Island kokako declared extinctThe South Island Kokako has been officially declared extinct by New Zealand authorities.
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Amazing Specimen Of World's Largest Squid Caught In New ZealandA Colossal squid, thought to be the largest largest invertebrate ever seen, has been caught by an NZ fishing boat.
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100 new shark and ray species recognised from Australian waters Australian biologists have finished an extraordinary 18-month long project which has described more than 100 new species of sharks and rays.
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New species of Iguana discovered in FijiA new species of iguana has been discovered in the central regions of Fiji by a research team lead by a scientist from The Australian National University.
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Grey-headed albatrosses on the brink in AustraliaThe sole population of Grey headed albatross left in Australia is under severe threat from competition with eveasive species such as rabbits.
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First mainland breeding population of takahe to be established in the North Island New Zealand.Two highly endangered takahe have been introduced to a special enclosure in the Maungatautari reserve in New Zealand.
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Rare chance to see a Kakapo.The Ulva Island trust is offering a chance to see one of the worlds rarest birds, the kakapo, on Ulva Island, as well as the chance to see some of the other rare birdlife there, such as the weka.
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Southern right whales of South Australia.This is one of the best viewing areas in the world with up to 70 whales, including calves, congregating in the seas adjacent to the Bunda cliffs.
