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Climate change is causing a polar bear population drop

Researchers have linked the loss of sea ice to the declining sizes of polar bear litters in Hudson Bay.

A precious baby gorilla for Taronga Zoo

It’s a baby girl for Taronga Zoo’s western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla).

Photographing the polar bears of the High Arctic

How do you photograph a polar bear? By travelling to the icy Arctic Circle.

Lost frogs have been rediscovered in Haiti

Six endangered frog species have been found in Haiti after being “˜lost’ for nearly two decades.

Tracking leatherback turtles across the Atlantic Ocean

The giant leatherback turtles travel thousands of kilometres every year between their breeding colonies and feeding grounds across the Atlantic Ocean.

Invasive lionfish are on the menu

Marine scientists have suggested an unusual method of removing a predator from the local reefs- eat it.

New species of lemur discovered in Madagascar

It’s cute with a long tongue and big feet and it’s not much bigger than a squirrel. Scientists from Conservation International have announced the discovery of a potentially new species of lemur in…

Glowing giants of the ocean: swimming with whale sharks

Brad Norman has loved the ocean since he was a little boy, but after a surreal encounter with a feeding whale shark, he decided to dedicate his life to protecting the species.

Searching for lost frogs in Columbia

An expedition to Columbia to search for lost frogs has located three new species instead.

Video: Behind the scenes at Taronga’s Corroboree Frog conservation program

Earlier this year we wrote about the Southern Corroboree Frog conservation program led by staff at Taronga Zoo.

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