Like something out of Jurassic Park, a Dallas-based genetics company announced Tuesday it is working to resurrect Australia’s extinct Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, to slow biodiversity loss and climate change.
Read More »Tasmanian devils return to mainland Australia for first time in 3,000 years
Scientists hope the scrappy predators’ reintroduction can balance ecosystems ravaged by invasive species. Tasmanian devils have been born in the wild on Australia’s mainland 3,000 years after the marsupials disappeared from the continent, conservation groups said Tuesday, raising hopes that a major rewilding effort could succeed. Aussie Ark and a …
Read More »Australian city wakes to another lockdown as more state borders close
Australia’s second-most populous city began a six-week lockdown on Thursday following a spike in new coronavirus cases, as states around the country tightened internal borders to prevent a second wave sweeping the country. Australia has avoided the high casualty numbers of other countries to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed …
Read More »Four people died in a mass shooting at the Australian city of Darwin.
A gunman killed four people and wounded one in the Australian city of Darwin on Tuesday, authorities said, in one of the country’s most violent attacks in years. A suspect had been arrested, police said. “At this stage, we do not believe this is terrorism-related. This is one individual who …
Read More »Melbourne shooting: one dead and three injured in a gun attack.
One man has been killed and three others wounded in a shooting outside a popular nightclub in the Australian city of Melbourne. Three security guards from the Love Machine venue and a man queuing outside were shot in the incident on Sunday. “It would appear that shots have been discharged …
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