Nicky Phillips reports on the plants and animals that have flourished in Sydney's concrete jungle since European settlement.
Survival in the city
Spotlight on cockatoo, winged wanderer who loves city life
Columbus (01) prefers Mosman, while Pina Colada (05) is a regular on the balconies of Potts Point. A true north shore type, Burt (09), has never been spotted south of the bridge.
Anchors aweigh for team studying microscopic creatures
They are the tiniest of creatures but a team of international scientists plan to cross an ocean to study them.
Facebook feeding frenzy over 'pathetic' shark story
Thousands of people have bought into the debate about the treatment of sharks in WA, sparked by an angry Facebook post that attracted more than 23,000 "Likes".
Finger chomp a good start to the day for this ecologist
For most people, being bitten by a carnivorous marsupial before breakfast is not the best start to the day. But for ecologist Jim Radford, when a feisty stripe-faced dunnart latches onto a finger, it signals all is well.
Zoo guests taught bear necessities of health
Brushing an infant's teeth can be a challenge, but it's nothing compared with tending the fangs of a small bear.
Buoy! What a journey as tagged turtle released
Manly SEA LIFE Sanctuary has released a tagged turtle who swims with only three flippers, after 20 months of rehabilitation.
Raiding the dark animal underbelly of wildlife trafficking
Bear paws, turtle soup and live monkey's brains, Jerrie Demasi spent five days in Cambodia experiencing the murky world of the illegal wildlife trade.
'Skull is removed, brains eaten alive': dark trade in our backyard
Jerrie Demasi spent five days in Cambodia and found that just like the drug trade, wildlife trafficking is big, big business.
Kelpie kept trapped owner warm
Trapped and hurting from numerous fractures through his ageing body, a defiant Herbert Schutz survived four days in the elements by bunking down with his loyal kelpie, Boydy, to fight off the cold.