Discover stories in Australia & New Zealand
Tracking the Tiny Bats of Aotearoa
Join scientists for a night of bat trapping in New Zealand, where predator control is helping to protect the country's only endemic land mammal.
Meet Four Amazing Endemic Parrots from New Zealand
New Zealand is home to a small handful of endemic parrots, including the nocturnal, flightless kākāpō to the mischievous alpine kea.
These Carnivorous Snails Slurp Earthworms Like Spaghetti
Meet the powelliphanta snail, a weird and wonderful New Zealand endemic that slurps earthworms like pasta.
Book Review: Australian Birds, Wild Science, & Drought
Three new reads from CSIRO Publishing, one of Australia’s leading science and nature publishers.
Meet the Channel-billed Cuckoo, the World’s Largest Brood Parasite
Summer in eastern Australia means one thing: the arrival of the channel-billed cuckoos, the world’s largest brood parasite and one very cool bird.
A Day in the Life of a Field Scientist: Cape York Edition
Follow TNC scientists for a day of fieldwork in Australia’s Cape York – searching for palm cockatoos, cuscus and crocodiles, while discovering a diversity of little things.
Saving Dixie: 24 Hours Caring for a Wallaby Joey
Writer Justine Hausheer spends 24 hours caring for an orphaned wallaby.
Swift Parrots and the Heartbreak of Rare Species
Is it wrong for wildlife watchers to seek out a species because we fear its extinction?
Migration Data Helps Protect Leatherbacks Across Oceans
Data from a TNC-lead tagging study reveals the epic migrations of leatherback turtles.
Meet the World’s Largest Freshwater Crayfish
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Zoe Starke shares her experience studying the 13-pound Tasmanian giant crayfish.
What Does Urbanization Mean for Melbourne’s Platypus?
National Geographic Society & TNC extern Brendan Cohen recounts his kayak journey along the Yarra River, where platypus are under threat from urbanization.
Meet the Amazing Giant Rats of Oceania
Rats that climb trees, swim in rivers, grow to epic sizes, and evade detection by scientists for decades. Meet seven spectacular rat species from Oceania.
