While many of the species get their name from Christmas Island, there are also many which do not. For instance, the Christmas darter, a species of fish found in the southern USA, was thought to have a ...

The blue crab species Discoplax celeste is only found on Christmas Island. It is one of more than 20 species of land crab on the island. With more than 150 million red crabs on Christmas Island ...

Australia has the worst mammal extinction record in the world, with at least 33 species completely wiped out.

A keystone species on Christmas Island, the health of the island ecosystem ... Territory Day Park Lookout, and Flying Fish Cove. He also enjoys visiting the National Park that spans 63% of the ...

The count took place on a warm sunny day at the Pu’u Maka‘ala Natural Area Reserve on the Big Island , with two spotting teams looking for endangered and threatened species in perhaps the richest ...

A typical day on Christmas Island may include turtle ... teem with all sorts of fish, from colourful angelfish to wrasse, cod, grouper and pelagic species such as tuna, wahoo, sailfish, marlin ...