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Monitoring the condition of a Mitchell's hopping mouse trapped on a fauna survey at Mount Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Australian wheatbelt, as part of the historic species recovery project under construction by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy, in which 9 endangered species of native mammal will be protected from feral predators by a specially designed fence. Gina Barnett & Wayne Lawler/AWC

AnimalsPremiumDrought conditions pushes marsupial to new heights

Drought conditions have likely pushed a usually ground-dwelling marsupial into uncharted territory, a team of ecologists have accidentally found.

The attack occurred on the beach east of Wilson Inlet at Ocean Beach.

WA newsHunt for owner of dog that bit woman on beach in Denmark

City of Albany rangers are urging the owner of a dog that attacked a woman while she walked on Ocean Beach on the WA Day public holiday to come forward.

Melissa Sheil

Great Southern dog breeder Robert Leslie Lewis has been jailed and fined for neglecting six kelpies in a cage for about 30 hours and driving while under suspension.

CourtPremiumMan jailed for neglecting dogs and serious driving offences

A Great Southern dog breeder who neglected six caged kelpies and drove unlicensed across WA multiple times has been jailed, fined thousands and disqualified from driving for the next decade. 

Hannah Whitehead

K9 Trackers are a volunteer group that work with police to track missing people.

K9 TrackersPremiumHow these dedicated dogs are trained to find missing people

Long after the official searches are over, these dedicated volunteers work with their trained dogs to reunite loved ones or provide closure to the families of missing people.

Alison Wakeham

Posties are arming up against a rise in dog attacks.

Dog days are overAus posties arming up as dog attacks rise

Posties are taking action against their biggest predator with the mail delivery servants under attack from their long rivalled enemy - dogs. 

Fraser Williams

Ten egg-like joeys are the newest members of mainland Australia's largest fleet of Tasmanian devils. (HANDOUT/Aussie Ark)

AnimalsBaby blitz set to continue with 'gnarly' devils

Australia's largest mainland breeding program of Tasmanian devils continues to grow amid flood setbacks and devilish mothers.

Sebastian Tan

Postal workers will be equipped with a new defence against aggressive dogs after a rise in attacks. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

AnimalsPosties armed with citronella spray to ward off dogs

Australia Post will roll out spray to posties as a last line of defence to ward off an average of nine dog-related incidents a day.

Jack Gramenz

Albany Rangers are appealing for information regarding a Spencer Park dog attack where an unrestrained dog mauled a small Maltese Shih Tzu three times in 15 minutes last month.

DOG ATTACKPremiumUnrestrained dog mauls and injures Maltese in Albany attack

City of Albany rangers are appealing for information regarding a Spencer Park dog attack where an unrestrained dog mauled a small Maltese Shih Tzu three times in 15 minutes last month.

Melissa Sheil

The three-month old cubs have been united with their father and siblings at the Western Plains Zoo. (Taronga Western Plains Zoo/AAP PHOTOS)

AnimalsLion cub triplets get in dad's hair at new home

Three-month-old lion cub triplets are exploring their home at a regional zoo, while their teenage siblings said goodbye to the pride.

Sebastian Tan

The leadbeater's possum were thought to be extinct when they were rediscovered in 1961. (HANDOUT/ZOOS VICTORIA)

AnimalsCritically endangered possum found in second state

Ecologists have discovered a "needle in a haystack", finding a rare possum in a national park in a state it was previously thought to be extinct.

Alex Mitchell

A truck hauling honeybee hives has rolled over in the US, causing millions of the insects to escape. (AP PHOTO)

AnimalsPremiumHuge buzz: 250 million bees escape in US truck rollover

About 250 million honeybees took to the skies when a commercial truck carrying them overturned in Washington state near the Canadian border.

Lisa Baumann

The West Australian has obtained confronting images of one of the birds.

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Pelicans found ‘decapitated’ on WA foreshore

The RSPCA is investigating reports two pelicans were decapitated in Kalbarri. WARNING: CONFRONTING CONTENT

Caleb Runciman

Storm Cliff, 10, and dachshund Bean.

FURRY FRIENDSFirst Spay it Forward hands out $75k of free pet care

About 90 dogs descended on Brookton’s Seabrook Aboriginal Corporation Community Hall on Sunday for free vaccinations, microchipping, and flea and worming treatments.

Hannah Whitehead

The popular cavoodle accounts for 10 per cent of insured dog breeds. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

AnimalsResearch the whole kit and cavoodle, vet costs can bite

Some popular dog breeds can end up costing much more than others, and the increasing "humanisation" of dogs has not spared them from inflation's stern commands.

Jack Gramenz

Kalgoorlie Courthouse.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumTrio charged after filming pigeon beating at WA mine site

The video showing the alleged incident was shared on Snapchat with RSPCA later charging a 20-year-old man and two 30-year-old men with animal cruelty.

Tegan Guthrie

The adopted chicks were part of a 12,000-bird shipment left unattended in a postal truck. (AP PHOTO)

AnimalsThousands of chicks adopted after abandoned in truck

Families, animal rescues and farms in the US have opened their homes to thousands of chicks that were found abandoned in a postal truck.

Mingson Lau

The man is due to face Armadale Courthouse on June 6.

COURTS & JUSTICEPremiumDozens of charges over appalling puppy farm in Canning Vale

Inspectors were confronted with horrific scenes and the reek of dog faeces, seizing 105 dogs and taking care of a further 12 puppies.

Rebecca Le May

Kyle Sandilands has joined the chorus of voices demanding more be done to save WA magpies, which are at risk of disappearing from suburban areas because of a deadly paralysis syndrome.

WildlifeCommentsRadio star upset at deadly disease wiping out WA magpies

‘Thousands of magpies are . . . dropping dead.’

Jay Hanna

Anthony Albanese fed the Indonesian president’s cat during a formal dinner in Jakarta.

The NightlyAlbo feeds Indonesian president’s cat at purr-litical dinner

The prime minister gifted the cat with a scarf with the words ‘Australia loves Indonesia’.

Demi Huang

Albany has been plagued by flies.

PESTILENCEWhy are there so many flies in Albany right now?

An entomologist explains why a “sweet spot” of weather conditions has sparked the recent plague of flies afflicting Albany residents.

Melissa Sheil

Brisbane Broncos enforcer Payne Haas says Buck the horse isn't going anywhere. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

AnimalsBroncos spurred on to rebrand and retire Buck the horse

Animal activist group PETA has called for NRL club the Brisbane Broncos to rebrand as the Boomerangs and retire their famous mascot, Buck the horse.

Laine Clark and Joel Gould

The birds — who appear on the State’s flag — have been suffering from painful symptoms.

AnimalsCommentsWA’s iconic emblem animal at risk of mysterious syndrome

WA Wildlife has reported a considerable rise in a mysterious syndrome harming the State’s most iconic bird.

Ella Loneragan

WA magpies are in serious danger.

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JAY HANNA Comments
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WA magpies are in danger and they need our help

‘While I’d like to assume Mac has moved to a better tree in a nicer part of town, the odds are like thousands of other magpies across WA, they have fallen victim to magpie paralysis syndrome.’

Jay Hanna

Jay Hanna

A increasing number of magpies are being treated for black and white paralysis which is vastly impacting magpie populations. Pictured is WA Wildlife CEO Dean Huxley with an injured magpie at the vet hospital in Bibra Lake Justin Benson-Cooper

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Mystery syndrome wiping out magpies across WA

An unwelcome silence has befallen suburbs and towns across WA as a deadly syndrome threatens to wipe out local magpies and strip streets of their iconic song. 

Jay Hanna