Tag: Animals
Possum put down after being set on fire
Police are investigating a case of animal cruelty after a possum was found burnt alive in the New South Wales central west last month. [MORE]
Whale rescuers defend response time
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Witnesses to a mass whale stranding in Tasmania are angry that it took rescuers a day to arrive.[MORE]
Colossal squid stops traffic in Wellington
A giant squid has brought traffic to a standstill in the New Zealand capital of Wellington.[MORE]
No sign of surviving whales
Authorities in Tasmania are hopeful that 32 whales herded away from the scene of a mass stranding on the state's west coast yesterday are now safely out to sea.[MORE]
Dolphin found dead at Outer Harbor
A dolphin found dead yesterday is thought to be the same one seen tangled in fishing line recently.[MORE]
Public warned of increased snake activity
The Environmental Protection Agency says more snakes are being reported in residential areas this year, due to good rain in some regions and more food for the reptiles.[MORE]
Whales herded out to sea at site of mass stranding
Rescuers have shephered more than 30 pilot whales from Tasmania's west coast after the state's biggest stranding in almost 20 years.[MORE]
$1.2m koala recovery program launched
The New South Wales Government will study successful koala colonies in an attempt to increase the state's overall population of the animals.[MORE]
Mass stranding: All whales found dead
There are no survivors from the latest mass whale stranding on Tasmania's west coast.[MORE]
Whale rescuers brace for grim scene after mass stranding
Only a handful of whales have survived a mass stranding on Tasmania's west coast.[MORE]
Coast Guard resuscitates drowning koala
Victoria's Port of Portland Coast Guard had a rescue of a different nature last night, with volunteers giving CPR to a drowning koala.[MORE]
Shark frenzy near Adelaide beaches
Authorities say there have been seven sharks spotted within 200 metres of shore between Largs Bay and Outer Harbor in Adelaide's north-west.[MORE]
Council continues camp dog shake-up
The Alice Springs Town Council's ranger unit will start microchipping and tagging camp dogs in Abbotts Camp within the next fortnight.[MORE]
Man busted smuggling menagerie into Poland
Polish border guards said they had foiled an attempt to smuggle kangaroos, miniature ponies and 11 pheasants in a passenger bus across Poland's border with Ukraine.[MORE]
Melbourne Aquarium unveils new Antarctic penguins
Melbourne Aquarium has unveiled Australia's first exhibit of sub-antarctic penguins.[MORE]
EPA searches for Magnetic Is croc
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is searching for a three metre crocodile seen swimming off Magnetic Island in north Queensland.[MORE]
Taronga's new giraffes 'curious' about Sydney
Two giraffes have arrived in Sydney from New Zealand's Auckland Zoo to join breeding programs in Australia. [MORE]
Conservationist welcomes end to flying fox court case
A Queensland conservationist is celebrating the end of a court battle with a lychee farmer in the state's far north.[MORE]
Panda attacks man who wanted a cuddle
A panda at a zoo in southern China has attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media have said. [MORE]
Tangled dolphin feared dead
Authorities fear a starving dolphin tangled in fishing line, spotted in the Port River in Adelaide at the weekend, may have died.[MORE]
Fish rescue on in Snowy
Thousands of fish have been released in the New South Wales high country in the hope of rescuing a native fish species.[MORE]
Mobile phones used to study koala calls
Researchers are using mobile phones to spy on the local koala population of a north Queensland island.[MORE]
Search for dolphin continues
The search for a sick dolphin in the Port River will resume today.[MORE]
Scientists to conduct another quoll count in the Top End
Northern Territory scientists are embarking on another count of the northern quoll on two islands off north east Arnhem Land.[MORE]
Cattle rounded up after freeway accident
Police have rounded up the cattle which were running loose on Melbourne's Tullamarine freeway, after the truck they were in tipped over.[MORE]
