The last of these dog-like animals, also known as Tasmanian tigers, was thought to have died in 1936. But might they still be lurking elusively in the wild?
In a major victory for the Australian environmental movement, Tasmanian timber company Gunns Limited announced on Thursday that it will no longer engage in native forest logging.
Image: Green Turtle Face, by Sharon Deem, courtesy of WCS
Sad Green Turtle
If this Green Turtle appears sad, perhaps it is pondering the newest threat to its endangered species. Green turtles belong to the groups of marine denizens known to suffer from
The president of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) says the type of barren landscapes shown in Australia's famous Mad Max movies could become a common reality because of global warming. This is according to a news report on the annual
Residents of the driest inhabited continent, Australia, have evidently been cottoning onto the fact that water means life and we need to be more thoughtful in our use of this rather precious resource. Since the year 2000, Australians have managed to
Piers Fawkes of PSFK has a thing about Tasmanian Rain, the water bottled from, yes, Tasmanian rain. He notes that "For some, being green is a fashion statement rather than an action - and this is often reflected in the ‘cool’ blogs. Take for example
The real-life Tasmanian devil could not look more different than its slobbering, whirling, rabbit-terrorizing animated counterpart, even if it tried. And, while the iconic Loony Tunes fireball is safely ensconced in Toon