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The Victoria crowned pigeon (Goura victoria) is the largest living pigeon species on the planet. Image by Bjørn Christian Tørrissen via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Logging, road construction continue to fuel forest loss in Papua New Guinea

Spoorthy Raman 30 Nov 2023
A tenkile (Dendrolagus scottae)

Defending a forest for tree kangaroos and people: Q&A with Fidelis Nick

John Cannon 4 Oct 2023

Logging threats loom over tree kangaroo refuge in Papua New Guinea

John Cannon 25 Jan 2023
Artist's impression of the Nombe kangaroo.

Giant kangaroo fossil points to previously unknown species in New Guinea

Jim Tan 27 Jul 2022
The forests of the Torricelli Mountain Range. Image courtesy of the Tenkile Conservation Alliance.

Deforestation threatens tree kangaroo habitat in Papua New Guinea

John Cannon 14 Oct 2021
Thylacines, male and female in the National Zoo Washington D.C.

Study suggests the Tasmanian tiger survived into the 21st century

James Fair 4 Feb 2021

Land grab, logging, mining threaten biodiversity haven of Woodlark Island

Gianluca Cerullo 1 Oct 2020

Scientists urge reassessment of threatened species after Australian bushfires

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 14 Aug 2020

Taylor and Tate: Canine-human teams rescue Australia’s fire-ravaged koalas

Laurel Neme 28 May 2020

Fallout: Threatened species in Australia continue to struggle after fires

Nick Rodway 28 Feb 2020

Deforestation for potential rubber plantation raises concerns in Papua New Guinea

John Cannon 19 Dec 2019

AI and drone-based imagery improve power to survey cryptic animals

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 15 Mar 2019

Indigenous hunters vital to robust food webs in Australia

Mongabay.com 1 Mar 2019

Thylacine survey: Are we going to rediscover the ‘moonlight tiger’?

Jeremy Hance 26 May 2017

Breakthrough boosts hope for treating contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Mar 2017

Cars and STDs killing koalas in Queensland

Shreya Dasgupta 1 Mar 2017

New species of extinct, kitten-sized marsupial lion named after David Attenborough

Shreya Dasgupta 26 Aug 2016

The Long-beaked Echidna: can we save the earth’s oldest living mammal?

Andrew L. Mack 26 Oct 2015

What is a bettong?

Jennifer Huizen 5 Oct 2015

Tiny Brazilian opossum could be farmers’ friend

Brendan Borrell 7 Apr 2015

Top scientists raise concerns over commercial logging on Woodlark Island

Jeremy Hance 21 Oct 2014

Outcompeted: Species competition may result in geographic isolation

Natalie Millar 3 Oct 2014

Extinction island? Plans to log half an island could endanger over 40 species

Jeremy Hance 22 Sep 2014

Desperate measures: researchers say radical approaches needed to beat extinctions

Morgan Erickson-Davis 24 Jul 2014

Tree-huggers: koalas cuddle up to keep cool

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Jun 2014

Loggers plan to clear 20 percent of tropical island paradise

Jeremy Hance 28 Apr 2014

Scientists uncover new species of Andean marsupial frog

Jordanna Dulaney 5 Mar 2014

New marsupial discovered in Ecuador

Nicholas Barrett 20 Dec 2013

Loose laws threaten Australia’s wildlife

Liz Kimbrough 9 Sep 2013

Last disease-free Tasmanian devils imperiled by mine

Oliver Milman 7 Aug 2013

Australian logger: finding dead koalas ‘a daily thing’

Oliver Milman 24 Jul 2013

Scientist: Australia taking ‘calculated actions’ to push Leadbeater’s possum to extinction

Oliver Milman 6 Jun 2013

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