Wildlife of Australia and New Zealand
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- Kangaroo Island, Australia's richest wildlife spot.
- 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
- 274 new marine species discovered off South Tasmania
- New Zealand's fishing industry ignoring science - endangering dolphins
- First 2008 Kiwi chick hatches at Maungatautari
- Hundreds of new species of coral and other species discovered on Great Barrier Reef
- 100 new shark and ray species recognised from Australian waters
- Maungatautari closing in on the last few pests - Mice, rabbits, hares & goats.
- New species of Iguana discovered in Fiji
- Maungatautari - Two fertile kiwi eggs discovered. Moved to special hatching facility
- Will pygmy crocodiles be first Australian species extinction from cane toads?
- Another ‘extinct’ frog rediscovered – This time in Australia
- Adelaide dolphins learn to ‘Tailwalk’
- Penguin watching threatening New Zealand penguin colony
- Spotted kiwi have been reintroduced to New Zealand’s Fiordland
- Second kiwi chick for Maungatautari?
- Wildlife news RSS feed now available.
More Australasia news
- Critically Endangered Western Swamp tortoises released at Moore River Nature Reserve
- Stoats cleared from Resolution Island
- Remote hot springs closed in Australia after croc sighting
- First kiwi chick on Maungatautari for 100 years
- Tasmanian Devils breeding early in response to disease - First known case
- Possums, stoats and rats stripping New Zealand’s forests – Poisoning debate
- Kakapo chicks taken back to Codfish Island – all thriving
- Endangered Quolls breeding well in captivity in Darwin
- Disappearing penguins set alarm bells ringing in the world’s oceans
- Identifying Marine Ecotourism Opportunities in Timor-Leste
- Crocodile populations down by 75% in some parts of Australia after Cane toads arrive
- Study identifies migratory movements of humpback whales
- June 2008. Early success in protecting native animals from roads and traffic
- Captive release trial provides new hope for endangered Regent honeyeater
- Papua New Guinea forests being trashed unsustainably
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Yellow-eyed penguins at Te Rere penguin reserve.The Yellow-eyed penguin is the world's rarest penguin, read about their slow progress at Te Rere penguin reserve.
Related News Articles
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.
