In Australia in May 2026, Yang Zeng, a 28-year-old Chinese national who was unlawfully in the country, was sentenced to two ...

Australia's Border Force says it stopped two tourists before they could allegedly carry out a plan to catch native snakes in the country and take them out of Australia. The ABF says it disrupted the ...

Reptiles stuffed in socks, turtles swimming in bathtubs, and a black market worth billions: Australia's native wildlife is being smuggled out at a shocking rate, and the country just launched a new ...

Australian authorities have disrupted an alleged wildlife trafficking syndicate, uncovering a clandestine operation where ...

Australia is a land of lizards and snakes. From common blue-tongues in suburban gardens to rare shovel-nosed snakes in the desert, reptiles are a defining part of the continent’s wildlife. But our new ...

When a coastal carpet python was brought into a wildlife hospital in South East Queensland in August 2024, vets were confronted with something they didn’t recognise. The python had damaged scales, ...

Australian reptiles are being targeted by organised crime gangs, with authorities warning that international students can get caught in the middle.

In this undated photo provided by the New South Wales Police Force, Australian lizards are kept in a container after they are confiscated from smugglers. Four people have been charged over a plot to ...

The size of the funnel-web spider donated to an anti-venom program in Australia is being compared to that of a tarantula A large funnel-web spider donated to an anti-venom program in Australia has ...

Trade in "exotic" pets from foreign countries is a global multibillion-dollar industry. Australian species are highly sought after. Australia banned the commercial export of all live native animals in ...

Australian reptiles face serious conservation threats from illegal poaching fueled by international demand and the exotic pet trade. Australian reptiles face serious conservation threats from illegal ...

The animal was born to Ash, who herself was the first koala born after the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019 and 2020 Kate Hogan was Director of Digital Specials and Features at PEOPLE. She ...