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The three-year-old Louisiana pup was already known for her prodigious licker before Guinness confirmed she was a winner

Exclusive: Study finds pests could damage crops and households would incur costs for pesticides, veterinary bills and electrical faults

Authorities say Faye the swan was abducted, and that three suspects had been arrested for grand larceny and criminal mischief

Park has long been a target of activists who have sought to shut it down over the lack of care given to its captive animals

One of Bear River state park’s white heifers gave birth to a snowy calf, which is healthy and runs in circles called ‘zoomies’

Fossils discovered in Victoria 30 years ago are of pterosaurs, the earliest known vertebrates to evolve true flight

Two Wrongs, in South Yarra, on Sunday night shared images on social media of patrons posing with the native reptiles

Analysis shows area includes 9,000 hectares where there was already active logging as pressure grows on government to end practice

Suwannee county sheriff seeks to capture ferocious feral feline after two people need hospital treatment

The result of an extraordinary ecological history, many of New Zealand’s birds are highly unusual but all are beloved

John Riddle of Hollywood, Florida, discovered lizard in what seems to be a recurring encounter in state

Zoo apologises after videos of a bird being handled and petted by guests under bright lights prompted uproar in New Zealand

FIP is typically a fatal illness for felines. There is a treatment – but it’s nearly impossible to obtain in the US

When scientists discovered tunnels on the bed of the Bering Sea, they were baffled. Now they think they have found the culprit

Kevin Milner was riding on trail north of Vancouver when black bear charged forward and sent him flipping over the handlebars

Recently planted trees will take 100 years to restore habitat lost through urbanisation. Ecologists are trying to fill the gap

Vaccine gets emergency approval as ‘highly contagious’ virus sweeps through flocks of species on the brink of extinction

Invasive Burmese pythons are devastating wildlife but one firm believes turning snake leather into accessories could be a win-win

Fertilised, it can hold things shaped as differently as: a snake, an auk, a platypus; an emu, a tortoise, a peacock

Ella Reed was bitten in the stomach, arm, knee and finger after attack from probable bull shark, but plans to return to the water

The search for the surfer continues after paramedics were called to Walkers Rock Beach near Elliston on Saturday morning

Rare sight of giant reptile basking by waterside offers hope that notoriously polluted waterway is getting cleaner

Police officers in Oklahoma responding to what they thought was a man in need of aid instead found a very upset goat

Authorities are stumped after seven cows are mutilated in three counties within weeks

Scientific committee calls for ‘urgent action’ from the Albanese government to address damage caused to sensitive alpine ecosystems

It’s a scene that conjures images of the controversial British activity. UK hunters are travelling 16,000km to do it outside Melbourne

Researchers were particularly excited by the discovery of dunnarts on Kangaroo Island, where fires ravaged up to 90% of their habitat

PM says he is pleased to contribute to Friends of the Western Ground Parrot as the king ‘has long championed conservation’

US audiences will be sold a tale of horses battling for glory and adulation at Churchill Downs. But the actual story is far more disturbing

A survey by the Centre for Rural Criminology aims to get accurate numbers for a crime that farmers rarely bother to report

Watching sea snakes swim through water is soothing – until you remember they are real

Conservationists call for national response plan for possible arrival of HPAI H5, which so far has affected 300 species worldwide

Three-year-old named Frosty, which has rare genetic condition, captured by whale-watching group sailing from Newport Beach

Season kicks off with animal rights campaigners outnumbering hunters at one location amid a parliamentary inquiry

Two elderly cats found hiding under owner’s bed days after collapse of adjacent parking garage left them trapped

Experts ask the public to be on the lookout for the invasive species and kill them and their brood to protect US plant life