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The Australian Veterinary Association says demand for 24/7 emergency care and the high cost of education are contributing to high rates of burnout

By marrying Japanese philosophy with cat psychology, Australian author Carla Francis learned to pause, slow down and reflect

The state’s wildlife department is concerned the friendly fur-covered swimmer has become too acclimated to humans

‘High-risk’ animal was involved in mauling 23-year-old who reportedly ran into the sea to escape

Money fundraised by community after two crocs were found decapitated earlier this year, including 40-year-old saltwater named Lizzie

A 47-year0-old woman from Arizona suffered ‘significant injuries to her chest and abdomen’ after incident in national park

Estimated 60 to 100 rabbits are descendants of a group a backyard breeder illegally let loose when she moved away

Queensland government considers options after 24-year-old was attacked on beach at K’gari/Fraser Island by at least three dingoes on Monday

Horses at five properties, all at least 30km apart, have died within 48 hours of the rapid onset of a severe, unspecified illness

Man taken to hospital after attack in Gulf coast town of Naples, before 6ft 9in reptile trapped by expert and taken away

Agriculture Victoria says it is ‘working with local veterinarians and experts to investigate the cause of multiple sudden horse deaths at three properties’

Video of capture of Burmese python measured at 19ft – as long as an adult giraffe is tall – was posted on Instagram

Fish, beavers and skunks all suffered from the deluge this week. But good news: populations are healthy and they will rebound

There is no clear explanation for the sea mammal’s behavior, say authorities, who has been seen riding and gnawing surfboards

Drones and personal watercraft among measures to protect beachgoers but expert calls for perspective over shark attack data

The animal had largely disappeared from the country, but the years-long debate over its recovery is coming to a head

The judge rejected Serge Paincahud’s ‘scared’ defense to fire at a black bear while illegally carrying a shotgun on a trail

Gabriel Barajas and Malea Tribble thought ‘it was all over for us’ – but marine expert suggests shark was merely being ‘inquisitive’

Investigations into the separate thefts have been launched by Victorian and Queensland police

Sheep numbers in sharp decline as farmers increasingly shift to forestry, fuelled by demand to earn carbon credits

Some practices used to honor a pet’s death may some feel uneasy, but animal lovers say they find solace in the process

Rob Blakers says he was ‘surprised then furious’ that trees in foraging and feeding habitat for birds, whose numbers are down to just 750, were being destroyed

The annual contest celebrates pets’ imperfections, such as Scooter’s backwards-facing hind legs and sparse hair

Officials set up ‘treatment area’ in Miramar and warn residents the creatures also pose a health risk by carrying a parasite

Dozens of the ‘ecosystem engineers’ have been caught in Western Australia and flown to their new habitat

A white woman made a threat against Cooper in 2020, and the world took notice. Now he wants to share the joy of ‘birding while Black’

Animal Justice party will put forward an amendment to the government’s bill that further strengthens laws allowing renters to own pets

Public notice issued to watch out for the flippered creatures as they start to leave their breeding colonies and venture out into New Zealand

Alleged vigilante attacks on two crocodiles have focused attention on their interactions with people, even in urban areas

Be it a pony in inner Sydney or a fish friends with a premier – some animals have become stars. We want to hear about all of them

Former New York mayor spoke candidly about day in 2014 he dropped Charlotte the groundhog

Marine biologists were surprised at the display of playful behavior ‘like kids in the park’, which lasted more than eight hours

Tour operator David White says anonymous caller claimed to have killed 40-year-old Lizzie as well as another reptile in April

A black bear was sighted in the Gulf of Mexico before it decamped into the nearby dunes to the astonishment of beachgoers

You can learn a lot about someone from how they treat animals, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith. In this situation that cuts two ways

While wolverines are native to California, they’ve been essentially extinct from the state since the 1920s