The first time in my life that I meet a dormouse (Glis glis)!! They are so incredibly cute! Just the sweetest little creatures 
In German they are called "Siebenschläfer" which means "seven sleeper" because they hibernate so incredibly long :)
#wildlife #dormouse #cuteanimals #cutenessoverload #nativeanimals #siebenschläfer #sjusovare
Government required to create plan to protect greater glider in major legal win for Wilderness Society | #EndangeredSpecies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/23/environment-minister-to-protect-native-species-greater-glider-glider-after-court-win-for-wilderness-society
Intrepid rangers carry #wallabies in backpacks to new home - Australian Geographic https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/nature-wildlife/2025/09/intrepid-rangers-carry-wallabies-in-backpacks-to-new-home/
Tradies' surprising find in faulty electrical box highlights quiet national crisis https://au.news.yahoo.com/tradies-surprising-find-in-faulty-electrical-box-highlights-quiet-national-crisis-030136039.html
#Australia #NativeAnimals #Urbanisation #Deforestation #LandClearing #Logging #Wildlife
One giant leap for #bettongs released into sanctuary as wildlife conservancy aims to operate on 5% of #Australia https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/04/one-giant-leap-for-bettongs-released-into-sanctuary-as-wildlife-conservancy-aims-to-operate-on-5-of-australia
#NativeAnimals #AustralianNativeAnimals #Environment #Preservation
Incredible #Australian footage reveals new predator killing city rats https://au.news.yahoo.com/incredible-australian-footage-reveals-new-predator-killing-city-rats-062000151.html
Invasive species cost $360 billion a year. This fierce predator could help in the fight to stop them.
"When echidna mothers nurse their young, known as puggles, the microbiome of their pouch changes to protect their babies in their first weeks of life, new research has found."
Oh yes, they're a weird lot alright - like their Platypus cousins
🎧 https://www.australianhistoriespodcast.com.au/19-platypus-controversy/ 🎧
#Platypus #Echidna #AustralianFauna #NativeAnimals #AustralianHistory #OzHistory #AustralianPodcast
Mammals found most at risk as #Australia's largest animals face 100,000 years of change https://phys.org/news/2025-07-mammals-australia-largest-animals-years.html
#ExtinctionCrisis #NativeAnimals #ClimateChange #Environment
Over the past 100,000 years, Australia and New Guinea's large animal communities have been disrupted by extinctions and invasive species, altering entire ecosystems and threatening the conservation of remaining species.
#Australian man dies from 'extremely rare' bat bite virus https://japantoday.com/category/world/australian-man-dies-from-%27extremely-rare%27-bat-bite-virus
An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said Thursday. The man in his 50s was bitten by a bat carrying Australian bat lyssavirus several months ago, the health service in New South Wales said. "We express our sincere condolences…
The silent roadside threat that's killing our #kangaroos: 'A shocking way to die' https://au.news.yahoo.com/the-silent-roadside-threat-thats-killing-our-kangaroos-a-shocking-way-to-die-065733742.html
#Australia #InvasivePlants #NativeAnimals #Environment #Nature
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