Lately, Australia has been making great strides in bringing back nearly extinct animals. Another impeccable example has come with the recent news that the red-tailed phascogale, a carnivorous native ...

The fat-tailed dunnart is native to Australia’s arid scrublands and largely unknown outside of science. It may also be the key to saving some of the continent’s most endangered species.There is an ...

The ampurta, a blond or brown guinea pig-sized marsupial, is distinctive for its short, fat tail that becomes a black mohawk at the tip. This micro-predator, also known as the crest-tailed mulgara, ...

Not long ago, Australia’s ampurta, also known as the crest-tailed mulgara, hung on the precipice of extinction. Now, a new study has mapped its dramatic resurgence. This small marsupial increased its ...