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Meet the weird, wonderful creatures that live in Australia's desert water holes: They might not be there much longer

You might think of Australia's arid center as a dry desert landscape devoid of aquatic life. But it's actually dotted with thousands of rock holes—natural rainwater reservoirs that act as little oases ...
KVIA

Rare event breathes life back into Australia’s arid outback, attracting both animals and tourists

(CNN) — It appears in satellite pictures like great blotches of blue and green ink; swirling, spreading, sinking into parchment paper. In Australia’s arid center, those blotches represent a new inland ...
The New York Times

Swimming Beneath Sand, It’s ‘the Hardest of All Animals to Find’

Indigenous rangers in Australia’s Western Desert got a rare close-up with the northern marsupial mole, which is tiny, light-colored and blind, and almost never comes to the surface. By Anthony Ham If ...
Phys.org

Feral-free zones spark small mammal boom in Australian desert

A feral cat with two hopping mice caught on CCTV in Arid Zone Reserve, South Australia Credit: UNSW Sydney/Katherine Moseby A feral cat with two hopping mice caught on CCTV in Arid Zone Reserve, South ...

Australia's vet access deserts where an hour's drive is the difference in life and death

More than 250,000 people do not have ready access to a vet in Australia, and according to the industry it is not completely down to a shortage. It is also a distribution issue which is also putting ...

Which Country Has Both Deserts and Rainforests?

Which country has both deserts and rainforests? Discover how Australia uniquely combines vast arid deserts and ancient ...
The New York Times

In Australia, ‘Cats Are Just Catastrophic’

Feral cats take a heavy toll on the world’s wildlife, especially Down Under. The solution? Smarter traps, sharpshooters, survival camp for prey species, and the “Felixer.” Frank Bernhardt, a pest ...