Pets, Pet Care & Native Animals

Radiographer, Emese Gal, suffers from a rare genetic disease called Neurofibromatosis 2 (also called Central Bilateral Acoustic NF) which causes... read more

The Australian budgerigar is the world’s most popular pet, and therefore the world’s most popular bird as well. Don highly... read more

Don visited the Animal Eye Care Clinic in East Malvern, Victoria. He talked with specialist veterinary ophthalmologist, Dr Robin Stanley,... read more

Don and the Burke’s Backyard team travelled to the Snowy Mountains in south-eastern New South Wales. They met with some... read more

Dr Terry Martin first became interested in birds at the age of 10, when given a pair of Zebra Finches.... read more

There are over 3 million pet dogs in Australia, with around 38% of households keeping a dog. However, backyards are... read more

In our segment Don showed a baby Red-tailed Black Cockatoo that had been bred in captivity. It was a curious... read more

Morrie McGowan wrote to Burke’s Backyard to tell us about his Roller pigeon hybrid, Rolly. Rolly is strangely attracted to... read more

John Dengate picked up a black-bellied swamp snake. These snakes are not highly venomous, but they do bite and victims... read more

John Dengate met Jodi Rowley, from the Australian Museum, at Long Reef Golf Course. There they found a bombardier beetle... read more

This year Burke’s Backyard is introducing a new environmental segment called Making a Difference (MAD). In this segment we will... read more