Australia’s pet adoption system is facing mounting pressure, with new data from PetRescue revealing adoption rates have fallen to their lowest level on record, dropping by more than 40 per cent in just six months. The decline sees adoption rates fall from a sustained level above 90 per cent to below 50 per cent, as cost-of-living pressures, […]

Therapy or wellbeing dogs, trained in partnership with their handlers, are utilised in schools to provide wellbeing support to students. Scientific and anecdotal evidence supports the role dogs play in student learning, which is why the Paw Pals program from MacKillop Family Services seeks public and professional support to keep the service going and growing.   […]

Southern Cross University (SCU) hopes to help address the vet shortage in regional Australia with the opening of new veterinary training facilities at its Lismore campus.  The purpose-built centre comes as the university launches veterinary medicine courses this year, which have been developed in partnership with veterinary practices, wildlife hospitals and animal health organisations across […]

A coordinated effort between wildlife carers, veterinary staff and community members has seen a young Wedge-tailed Eagle successfully returned to its nest after treatment for a fractured wing. The eaglet was found on a farm at Doreen, north-east of Melbourne, after falling approximately 30 metres from its nest. At the time, the bird was still […]

A research voyage funded by CSIRO, and the Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census undertaken in the Coral Sea towards the end of 2025, resulted in marine scientists and taxonomists identifying more than 110 fish and invertebrate species new to science. This number is likely to exceed 200 as more cryptic species are identified. The species were […]