A young girl has suffered major facial injuries after being mauled by a dog, leaving her in hospital.
Abisha Sapkota
A man has been flown to hospital after being attacked by a shark while snorkelling in the waters of a pristine Australian tourist destination.
Blake Antrobus, Chantelle Francis
A bold dingo has been filmed approaching a fisherman knee deep in water, highlighting ongoing safety concerns on K’gari.
Andrew Hedgman
The disturbing footage showed the man’s vile act against a dog in a Bunnings carpark, sparking fury online.
Emma Kirk, Alexandra Feiam
A freshwater crocodile has been rescued from a creek near a Bunnings store, hundreds of kilometres from home, after a two-day operation.
Emma Kirk
Australia has been handed an unenviable global title in the wake of a series of horrific shark attacks, with one state standing out as particularly troublesome.
Aris Schuler-Shah
Owners of cats who like to roam are on notice, with one state set to introduce laws to limit the movement of their beloved pets.
Pamela Rontziokos
Dozens of animals have been seized from a “serial” animal cruelty offender’s property – with the RSPCA revealing the horrifying number of animals previously taken from her care.
Blake Antrobus
The detection of bird flu on a remote Australian territory has prompted warnings to prepare for a potential outbreak of the pathogenic disease.
Ria Pandey
Footage has emerged in New Zealand showing mallard ducks hunting and killing freshly hatched native puteketeke chicks.
Staff Writers
The family of a Canadian backpacker found dead near a pack of dingoes will arrive in Australia for a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony at the site.
Laine Clark and Robyn Wuth
A deadly virus with no vaccines or cure has been detected in India. The health minister says the threat is “very serious”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
The parents of a Canadian backpacker found dead on a heritage-listed tourist destination have responded to a decision to euthanise several dingoes who had surrounded their child’s body.
Phoebe Griffiths
Up to 80 beaches will be patrolled by shark-spotting drones as the NSW government ramps up its efforts following an “unprecedented” spate of attacks.
Nathan Schmidt
After four shark attacks in a horror 48 hours, experts have revealed a possible reason why there has been an influx of bull sharks.
Alexandra Feiam
A shark sighting shut down one of Sydney’s most popular beaches on Saturday morning in the latest twist following a series of shark related incidents this week.
Tensions are mounting over how to manage a World Heritage island's tourist numbers and dingo population after a teenager's death.
Andrew Stafford and Robyn Wuth
Authorities have narrowed down a Canadian backpacker’s likely cause of death, after her body was found on tourist island surrounded by dingoes.
One of the brave friends of a young boy who was attacked by a shark in Sydney has spoken of the moment he leapt into danger to save his mate.
A man has been taken to hospital after being bitten by a fox in Victoria’s Macedon Ranges.
Just hours after a boy was attacked by a shark at Sydney Harbour, a surfer has detailed his lucky escape from another shark after it bit a chunk out of his board at a popular beach.
A rarely seen pygmy killer whale has been found after stranding on a popular beach, sparking an emergency response from wildlife rescuers.
As devastating bushfires continue to rip through almost 400,000 hectares of land across Victoria, a horrifying figure that dwarfs numbers from the Black Summer bushfires has emerged.
Some of Australia's keenest seafood consumers will pay up to 40 per cent more for table fish as controversial commercial restrictions create supply issues.
Aaron Bunch