Everyone thought this tiny lizard was extinct — then it turned up on Melbourne's fringe
Emi Arnold and Pat Monarca were about to finish work when they spotted a long-lost tiny dragon. Now Zoos Victoria is leading the charge to bring the reptiles back from the brink.
National Zoo and Aquarium welcomes birth of new koala joey in Canberra
With about 80,000 koalas left in the wild, breeding programs like the one at the National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra are designed to support the endangered and iconic Australian marsupials.
Woman attacked by wolves after straying into zoo 'safari zone'
Investigators are looking into how a female jogger ended up in a wolf enclosure at a safari-style zoo outside Paris.
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analysis:Australia's pandas may not have mated, but have enjoyed a love affair with the public
While cuddly duo Wang Wang and Fu Ni will soon be set to return home to China, Adelaide Zoo is adamant that the pandas' love affair with the public has fulfilled predictions from prior to their arrival.
Australia set to become home to two new giant pandas, Chinese premier announces
Two new pandas are offered to Adelaide Zoo as beloved pair Wang Wang and Fu Ni are set to return to China in the coming months after 15 years in the southern hemisphere.
Only 50 of these tiny frogs are left in the wild, but a drop of thousands of eggs in Kosciuszko National Park may change that
More than 3,400 southern corroboree frog eggs have been released into their natural habitat in the NSW Snowy Mountains in the hope of bringing the iconic species back from the brink of extinction.
Tassie devil squad off to the US to show Americans they are not just 'a cartoon character'
Tequila, Tabasco, Mouse and Mozza and four other Tasmanian devils will soon board a long haul flight to the US, where they'll settle into four zoos as part of Tasmania's ambassador program.
Tasmanian devils heading to US zoos
A group of eight Tasmanian devils from northern Tasmania are bound for new homes in the United States as "ambassadors" for their species.
Shug the zebra captured after gallivanting around US state for days
Authorities corral an escaped zebra almost a week after it and three others ran out of a trailer on its way from Seattle, Washington to Montana.
National Zoo welcomes newborn zebra foal
Canberra Zoo's newest member, a baby zebra, has become the 27th to be born as part of their captive breeding program.
Canberra zoo's new zebra foal, born into successful breeding program, is already doing 'zoomies'
The new baby was born earlier this week. Zookeepers can't get close enough yet to check its sex and weight but said it is already showing signs of a cheeky personality.
Lovingly known as 'Mr Wine', the world's oldest-known wombat about to turn 35
Found as an orphan in Tasmania in 1989, Wain the wombat — also known as Mr Wine — is shuffling toward his mid-30s at a zoo in Japan, exceeding the average age of his wild counterparts by an estimated 20 years.
A once-thriving penguin colony is in danger of dying out, needing shelter from the warming climate
Tens of thousands of tourists flock to an island off Perth's southern coast each year to see its population of little penguins, but as numbers of the birds plummet, scientists and volunteers team up to do something about it.
This endangered butterfly is a fussy eater, so a nursery is helping grow its food
A Victorian plant nursery is growing a native shrub to help expand the habitat of the golden-rayed blue butterfly, found exclusively in western Victoria.
China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas, reintroducing panda diplomacy
China plans to send two giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo, renewing its longstanding gesture of friendship toward the United States after nearly all pandas on loan to US zoos were sent back as relations soured between the two nations.
Beloved chimpanzee and 'surrogate mother' Samantha dies unexpectedly in Qld zoo
Tributes are flowing for Samantha, the chimpanzee that lived through two stillbirths to become a doting surrogate mother.
Researchers celebrate frog conservation win 'decades in the making' with high country release
Biologist Deon Gilbert says this month's Victorian release of 70 juveniles from a spotted tree frog breeding pool is incredibly heartwarming.
Hopes $12m platypus refuge can help halt decline of iconic species
A new platypus haven at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo will aid conservation efforts by providing a home for up to 65 of the animals during drought, bushfire and flood.
Honshu the macaque successfully recaptured in Scotland after five-day adventure
The escaped snow monkey was in a member of the public's garden when it was caught.
Altina Wildlife Park welcomes first red panda born in Australia in two years
First-time panda mum Rani gave birth at nine years old to the as-yet-unnamed cub, a massive boon for the endangered species. Supplied: Altina Wildlife Park
There are about 50 red pandas in Australia, but none have successfully given birth in two years — until now
The new cub at Altina Wildlife Park near Wagga Wagga is the first born in Australia for two years — and with only 10,000 red pandas left worldwide, breeding programs like it are key to survival of the species.
The battle to rescue bears from Vietnamese bile farms
Bear bile was once believed to treat everything from hangovers to cancer, but extraction of the product means some bears are still being hunted and caged.
How Zoos Victoria is using drones to save animals from extinction
In the lead up to bushfire season, Zoos Victoria are embracing all forms of technological innovation to help ensure the survival of our most at-risk native fauna.
'Surprise': Three lemurs born out of the blue as search for mystery father begins
The black-and-white ruffed lemur triplets will undergo DNA testing after zookeepers at Altina Wildlife Park in southern NSW were caught "very unaware" by their arrival.
Panda diplomacy: How China uses pandas to signal which countries they like, and which ones they don't
China's pandas are not just pandas. They're diplomats. You're friendly to China? You get a panda. You criticise China? You get no pandas.