New research has found that the antivenom used to treat eastern brown snake bites is potentially not as effective as it could be, and it all comes down to location.  Native to eastern and central Australia, the eastern brown snake is one of the world’s most venomous terrestrial snakes, second only to the inland taipan. The […]

VA rare juvenile platypus has been admitted to Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital after being rescued from a river in northeastern New South. The animal was discovered in the Upper Clarence region near Ewingar by a prospector fossicking in a river when the platypus floated downstream in front of him. Noticing the animal appeared weak, he […]

The results from a study published recently in the Journal of Thermal Biology showed Infrared Thermography mounted on drones to measure the health of bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus), was able to detect localised thermal anomalies in a dolphin’s skin, highlighting the potential for drone-IRT to be a non-invasive tool for monitoring the health of managed […]

A study published recently in the journal Diversity and Distribution has found that since 1870 when the European red fox (Vulpes vulpes) was deliberately introduced into Australia for hunting purposes, it has become a serious threat to native wildlife, contributing to the population decline of many species, and linked to the extinction of approximately 16 […]