‘He was clever, charismatic, quirky, and endlessly endearing, leaving a lasting impression on everyone fortunate enough to know him.’
Zosia Melanczuk
As temperatures rise and West Australians head outdoors, a new study has identified the State’s snake-sighting hotspots.
Amy Cavender
A WA-led research project on one of the world’s most mysterious and elusive whale species has discovered new information through a collection of underwater recordings.
Georgia Campion
A family-owned cattle station in West Kimberley has been given the go-ahead to install new stock grids along busy roads to improve local traffic and driver safety.
Eliana Hullett
A new Australian study has uncovered the incredible power of a bee’s stinger, which continues to pump venom into tissue after the bee has flown away.
Dog owners are being urged to watch for signs of a potentially deadly virus after canine parvovirus was detected in Balcatta and surrounding suburbs.
Sophie Gannon
The worst local government areas for animal cruelty in the past year have been revealed as the State’s peak animal welfare body records a more than 10 per cent jump in abuse investigations.
Caleb Runciman
The one-year-old giraffe has just arrived at Perth Zoo following a mammoth 3300km journey from Melbourne Zoo.
Kellie Balaam
For Perth Zoo visitors, Puteri the orangutan was a cherished favourite. But for longtime keeper Martina Hart, she was like family.
A Busselton couple have been jailed after a WA court heard of shocking abuse they inflicted upon their puppy. WARNING: Graphic content
Matt Zis
Perth Zoo has farewelled one of its longest residents, a beloved 56-year-old Sumatran orangutan, known as Puteri.
The Shire of Plantagenet is appealing for information around a dog suspected of being responsible for six attacks on sheep in the last six months.
Claire Middleton
More helicopter, beach and drone patrols will be rolled out ahead of summer to keep beachgoers safe, just weeks after a fatal shark attack.
Allanah Sciberras
The City of Albany has called on businesses in the central business district to assist in a “co-ordinated management response” aimed at eradicating the flocks of feral pigeons that infest their buildings.
Melissa Sheil
The City of Albany will be continuing its rabbit control program this month, releasing calicivirus and myxomatosis to locations around the city to control the growth of the feral rabbit population.
Jacki Elezovich
Albany was one of six locations in regional WA which hosted a walk to raise awareness around greyhound adoption, and to celebrate the breed.
A number of traps have been placed around the Tambellup Water Reserve area on a trial basis to test their effectiveness in controlling the growing populations of feral cats and European foxes in the region.
Perth Zoo has welcomed a new addition to its breeding program.
Brooke Rolfe
Kellerberrin farmer Gordon Curtis will parade his two pups, Marvin and Chloe, in the yard dog demonstration and inaugural Royal Roundup where they will herd more than 100 sheep into two separate groups.
Jessica Evensen
Tanzanian authorities say 10 lions found dead in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area are suspected to have been poisoned.
Staff Writers
Gosta was just nine weeks old when he collapsed on the journey to his new home. Now the narcoleptic puppy is a global TikTok star.
Troy de Ruyter
These critically-endangered western ringtail possums may not have caught a wave, but they certainly looked ready to hit the surf after being reunited in a holidaymaker’s wetsuit.
Madelin Hayes
African giant pouched rats could be used to detect soil that has been contaminated with petroleum, posing health risks to communities.
Catherine Bouris
WA wildlife has offered up and opportunity for West Aussie animal lovers.
