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How Wombats May Save Other Animals From Wildfires

6 June 2024 at 05:00
They build extensive burrow networks and don’t seem to mind when other woodland creatures use them as flameproof bunkers.

Β© Dean Lewins/EPA, via Shutterstock

Wombat a wildlife sanctuary on the South Coast of New South Wales. Their burrows can serve as fireproof refuges for small mammals, birds, and reptiles during and after extreme fires.

How the Tree Lobster Escaped Extinction

28 May 2024 at 00:01
The Lord Howe Island stick insect vanished from its home, but an effort at zoos in San Diego and Melbourne highlights the possibilities and challenges of conserving invertebrate animals.

Β© John Francis Peters for The New York Times

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