Yes, feral cats and foxes really have driven many Australian mammals to extinction

Millions of years of isolation have shaped Australia's extraordinary mammal fauna into species unlike anywhere else in the ...
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Many mammals in Australia face extinction: Could feral cats and foxes be to blame?

Getty Image While Australia is home to some of the most impressive wildlife, it is also home to a sad fact. Being in complete ...
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Australia’s giant extinct marsupials may be ID’d using tiny bone bits

Palorchestes azael was an unusual marsupial herbivore. It had retracted nasal bones on the skull, which means it could have had a small trunk like that of tapirs. Carli Peters of the Universidade do ...
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New marsupial species discovered in Australia could already be extinct

A new marsupial species closely related to the kangaroo was discovered in Australia, but it might already have gone extinct. Scientists, including those from the Curtin University, found the new ...
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Around 9,000 species have already gone extinct in Australia and we’ll likely lose another this week – new study

John Woinarski is a member of the Biodiversity Council, a Director of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, and a member of the Science Advisory Committee of Invertebrates Australia. Jess Marsh is ...

Rare and beautiful bird rediscovered 100 years after becoming 'extinct' faces fresh threat

Twelve years after Australia’s 'extinct' night parrot was rediscovered, a worrying new investigation has revealed swathes of its remaining habitat are under threat. The Australian Conservation ...
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Australia’s giant extinct marsupials may be ID’d using tiny bone bits

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While fictional depictions of fossil discoveries often feature ...