In a world-first, a team of specialised keepers at an Australian zoo have successfully bred one of the nation’s rarest birds.

In a world-first, a team of specialised keepers at an Australian zoo have successfully bred one of the nation’s rarest birds. Fewer than 150 western ground parrots remain in the wild, and the race is ...

The species is exceptionally rare and close to extinction, with only an estimated 100-150 individuals left in the wild ...

"It's probably the second rarest bird to appear in 60 years at Tophilll Low after 2008's Amur falcon which, at the time, was ...

A rare species prized by birders in Southern Arizona has been unceremoniously stripped of its elegance, and at least one local expert isn’t happy about the change. A leading panel of taxonomists ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...

Rare attacks helped brand the cassowary as deadly, but habitat loss and human activity now pose a far greater threat to the ...

Tasmanian court-watchers already have plenty of dates circled on their 2026 calendars, with a number of high-profile cases ...

A RARE water bird native to Australia has been photographed at Winsford Marina for the first time in four years.

Within a forested limestone landscape of Papua New Guinea lives a shy, striking bird that’s new to science. This bird is also ...

The BBC catches a man trapping songbirds - selling them is a profitable business because many keep them as pets.

Rarely do species presumed extinct reappear with renewed hope for a better future. But researchers in Australia not only ...