Tag: Animals
Death row dog case back in court
A man accused of grabbing his dog from death row intends changing his plea to guilty.[MORE]
Councillor says pet laws a dog's breakfast
A Rockhampton regional councillor says confusing new local government legislation is causing anxiety among pet owners in the region. [MORE]
Hungry locusts turn to cannibalism
New research has found the reason locusts move is to avoid being cannibalised.[MORE]
Moggy's marathon trek a mystery
Staff at Townsville's RSPCA are at a loss to explain how a two-year-old cat made its way from Brisbane to the north Queensland city, more than 1,000 kilometres away.[MORE]
Dog-eating alligator wanted dead or alive
An urban alligator that has been eating pets and terrorising a neighbourhood in Florida is wanted dead or alive, officials say.[MORE]
RSPCA rejects criticisms
Tasmania's RSPCA has labelled criticism from a former acting president a "self-indulgent rant."[MORE]
West coast whale numbers rising
There are now about 40 whales at the Head of the Bight in South Australia.[MORE]
Escaped tiger reunited with owner
Rangers have captured an escaped tiger at a South African farm after a two-day helicopter search that had dominated news broadcasts.[MORE]
Spain's Catalonia bans bullfighting
The centuries-old blood sport of bullfighting has been outlawed for the first time in a mainland region of Spain.[MORE]
Marsupials originated in South America, researchers say
Australia's marsupials did not originate here according to new research by a group of German researchers. [MORE]
Bear crashes car into trees
A black bear in the United States has managed to open a car door, climb in and knock the gear stick into neutral, sending itself and the car rolling down a slope into trees.[MORE]
Whale spotting on the rise
The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) says whale sightings off Western Australia's mid-west coast will become more common as the annual migration season ramps up.[MORE]
Council to consider circus ban
The RSPCA wants the Sunshine Coast council to join other local authorities in banning circuses with exotic animals from operating on council land.[MORE]
Dolphin deaths investigated
The Department of Environment and Conservation is investigating the deaths of two bottlenose dolphins in WA's Gascoyne.[MORE]
Whale frolics in Geraldton harbour
A 10 metre humpback whale attracted a crowd of onlookers today after swimming into the Geraldton harbour.[MORE]
Scientists discover world's largest rat
Australian archaeologists have uncovered the remains of the world's largest rat in East Timor.[MORE]
Search turns up no sign of tangled whale
The National Parks and Wildlife Service says it has found no sign of a whale reported to be tangled in a rope with two flotation buoys attached to it.[MORE]
'Flimsy' report doesn't mean Fraser Island dingoes healthy
The Opposition says a survey of dingoes on Fraser Island does not indicate the dogs are healthy.[MORE]
RSPCA seizes on latest jumps death
The RSPCA seizes on a jumps racing death as evidence that recent changes have failed.[MORE]
Horse destroyed after jumps race fall
A horse has died after a fall during a jumps race in South Australia. [MORE]
Macaw home and starting from scratch
Safely back in the aviary at Adelaide Zoo, Tambo the macaw has recovered well from his day of freedom.[MORE]
New hope for death row dogs
A new foster care program for Tasmania's dogs could reduce the number euthanased each year by 15 per cent.[MORE]
Dingo numbers on Fraser Island underestimated
The Queensland Government says a report shows dingo populations on Fraser Island off the state's south-east are larger than thought.[MORE]
3m croc pulled from NT nature park
A three-metre saltwater crocodile has been removed from the Flora River Nature Park, south-west of Katherine. [MORE]
Caught: media chases pollie of a different kind
Zookeepers and the media chase an escaped macaw around Adelaide, finally getting him back in a cage.[MORE]
