Meet Kofi, a Goodfellow’s tree kangaroo at Sydney Zoo

Goodfellow’s Tree Kangaroos are herbivores and sadly, due to hunting and rapid habitat loss, their numbers are dwindling

Nike and Adidas are using kangaroo skin to make sneakers. Is that necessary?

How popular shoe manufacturers are contributing to the world’s largest commercial slaughter of land-based wild animals

The story of how mammals evolved

In his book ‘I, Mammal: The Story of What Makes us Mammals’, former neurobiologist Liam Drew takes the reader on a spectacular journey

A season in hell: Bushfires push at least 20 threatened species closer to extinction

Burnt species include the long-footed potoroo, Kangaroo Island’s glossy black-cockatoo and the Spring midge orchid

‘Jewel of nature’: Scientists fight to save a glittering green bee after the summer fires

Last summer’s catastrophic bushfires significantly increased the risk of local extinctions of this magnificent species

Dingoes could help in saving Australia’s native wildlife: conservationists

Scientists call for altering country’s famous “dingo-proof” fence to allow the predators into a national park to prey upon …

Why are there hopping mice in Australia but no kangaroos in Asia? It’s a long story

Why did more animals move from Sunda to Sahul than in the other direction?

2022 too short, too far: 10 stunning galleries by DTE this year

Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022