Tag: Animals
Manual gives graziers tips on guard dogs
A manual has been released to give graziers more information about using guard dogs to protect their flocks from wild dog attacks.[MORE]
Prize winner 'dog-napped' from Royal Show
A prize-winning chihuahua has been snatched from almost under its owner's nose at the Royal Adelaide Show.[MORE]
Women fined $5,000 for neglecting dog
A Gold Coast woman has been fined $5,000 for breaching her duty of care to a kelpie dog under animal protection laws.[MORE]
Dog on the prowl for prisoner mobiles
A sniffer dog will be used in the Victoria's prisons from today to help catch inmates using mobile phones.[MORE]
Calls to protect devils, kangaroos
Animal rights activists want an end to permits to cull Tasmanian forester kangaroos.[MORE]
Magpie geese set for late arrival in Darwin
It seems Top End residents are not the only ones confused by this year's unseasonal wet weather.[MORE]
Endangered frogs can repopulate quickly: ecologist
The Murray-Darling Basin Natural Resources Management Board is trying to encourage more breeding of an endangered frog at wetlands across the region.[MORE]
Crews free humpback caught in shark net
Marine rescue crews have freed a whale that was entangled in a shark net off the Gold Coast. [MORE]
Uncontrolled fires destroy 'paradise of diversity'
Scientists say many native animal species in Northern Australia are "plunging towards extinction". [MORE]
Aussies urged to eat more camels
The Camel Industry Association is working on a plan to make camel meat a regular addition to the Australian dinner table.[MORE]
Remains of sick whale tested
Samples from a whale that was put down in Albany yesterday are being sent to a laboratory for tests.[MORE]
Ants use landmarks to navigate, study finds
Ants travelling along a familiar route use their photographic memory to calculate how to stay on track, British researchers say.[MORE]
Japanese fishermen begin annual dolphin hunt
A controversial annual dolphin hunt that was depicted in an Oscar-winning documentary has begun in Japan.[MORE]
Explosive end for sick whale
Animal experts have used explosives to euthanase an ill humpback whale that washed up onto a sandbar off WA's south-west coast.[MORE]
Burrowing crayfish in hot water
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It is known as environmental engineer with an important ecological role but the tiny burrowing crayfish is under threat. [MORE]
Boy at home bitten by police dog
An eight-year-old boy is in a Brisbane hospital after being bitten by a police dog.[MORE]
Council warns against rain-wakened snakes
The Horsham Rural City Council is urging people to watch out for snakes, after several sightings in local waterways. [MORE]
Stranded whale to be blown up in harbour
An explosive charge will be used to euthanase a 9.5-metre humpback whale stranded on Western Australia's south coast this afternoon.[MORE]
'Red list' alert for tiny crayfish
Several species of southern Australian crayfish have been named on a threatened species list. [MORE]
Tiger cub makes public debut at Cairns zoo
A "miracle" tiger cub born at a far north Queensland zoo six weeks ago has made his public debut.[MORE]
Hope Asia research trip will save river turtles
A southern Queensland turtle researcher will travel to south Asia next month to study conservation projects for endangered turtles.[MORE]
Chick to chic: the pet that keeps giving
Forget celebrities with their chihuahuas and toy poodles, the latest pet accessory is straight off the farm. [MORE]
Scientists create whale ID parade
A team of Australian scientists has developed a computer program that can help identify individual humpback whales through their markings.[MORE]
Seagull cull angers animal activists
Authorities are culling seagulls on Hobart's waterfront amid concerns for public safety, health and the environment.[MORE]
Police catch backyard crocodile
Northern Territory police were called to an unusual rescue last night when a man called to say there was a crocodile in his backyard in a remote Arnhem Land community.[MORE]
