Endangered

Animal Behaviour: "Strutting Tern" (Lord Howe Island, NSW), by Georgina Steytler

Photography

Gallery: Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year finalists

Charged with sorting through 2,129 images from more than 500 people, judges have named their shortlist of 100 pictures vying for prizes in the 2026 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year (AGNPOTY) competition. Here are our favorites.

Pembient hopes that its bioengineered rhino horn could keep wild rhinos from being hunted

3D Printing

Synthetic rhinoceros horn could help save real rhinos

San Francisco-based biotech startup Pembient is developing what it hopes could be a solution to rhino poaching. It's inexpensive bioengineered rhino horn, which could out-compete the genuine item.

Air Shepherd's system uses unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with infrared cameras and GPS to put poachers in its sights (Photo: Air Shepherd)

Drones

Air Shepherd drones keep a watchful eye over endangered species

For park rangers patrolling the porous, poacher-friendly borders of Africa's national parks, conserving rhino and elephant populations is certainly a tall order. But equipped with drones, big data and high-tech infrared cameras, one group says it has the capabilities to start stemming the tide.