Nature photographer captures 'brutal' moment as python devours critically endangered numbat
Sean Van Alphen was in the Dryandra Woodland National Park in Western Australia surveying numbat numbers when he witnessed the grisly encounter.
Numbats must eat 20,000 termites a day, but warmer days might make that impossible
New research shows numbats are overheating in high summer temperatures, and scientists suggest climate change could make things worse.
Tourists warned to stop hassling endangered marsupial for selfies
Visitors to Western Australian forests are being urged not to hassle numbats — or any animal — to get a shot for social media.
Please don't hassle the numbats
Numbat numbers are increasing in Western Australia - but so are human visitors trying to catch a shot.
Duration: 57 seconds
This possum is nearly extinct in parts of WA — but museum specimens from the 1800s could help save it
Populations of the brushtail possum have been declining in arid regions of WA since European settlement, but scientists believe reclassifying the species could be key to its survival.
Numbat's remaining habitats declared a national park
Endangered Numbats, have been thrown a lifeline, with one of its last remaining habitats being declared a national park, and conservationists are pushing for more South West forests to be declared a national park. Mark Bennett reports.
Duration: 2 minutes 42 seconds
Numbat spotted kilometres from one of only two known habitats in WA
A farmer spotted the creature at an undisclosed site in the Shire of Boddington prompting a mining company to set up cameras in the area.
A successful fight against foxes gave rise to a new predator — and the effect was devastating
The "extinction pit" is the name used by scientists for a place no animal wants to go, and just five years ago the numbat — Western Australia's animal emblem — found itself on the edge thanks to the rise of a new predator.
Numbats pushed into the 'extinction pit'
The "extinction pit" is the name used by scientists for a place no animal wants to go, and just five years ago the numbat — Western Australia's animal emblem — found itself on the edge thanks to the rise of a new predator.
Duration: 1 minute 54 seconds
Cat-detector dogs on the job to help save rare numbats
Dogs trained to detect feral cats are the latest weapon to be used in the fight to save Western Australia's faunal emblem.
Numbats fitted with radio collars released into the wild
Fifteen numbats are fitted with radio-tracking collars at Perth Zoo ahead of their release into the wild.
Green group attacks Dryandra logging
Conservationists say the Western Australian Government's plan to continue logging a remnant piece of woodland in the wheatbelt is not worth the damage it will cause.
More Commonwealth funding for GP skills base
The Federal Government has increased funding for a scheme that enhances the skills of doctors in regional areas.
Bettongs to return to WA mainland
Burrowing bettongs, a breed of short-nosed rat kangaroos, are to be released into the West Australian wheatbelt next week after a 60-year absence.