Wildlife officials on one of Australia's most remote territories are welcoming the final chapter of its famous red crab ...

The Christmas Island shrew, a tiny mammal once found only on the Australian island of the same name, has been declared officially extinct. It’s at least the fourth small mammal species to be wiped out ...

Once abundant on Christmas Island, the tiny, five-gram shrew (Crocidura trichura) filled the night forest with its high, thin cry before vanishing into silence. Introduced black rats and their ...

Busses stop and children come running when Shiloh, the last dog on Christmas Island, takes a walk. Stranded on the remote island more than 1,500 kilometres north of mainland Western Australia, the ...