Pets, Pet Care & Native Animals

Over the years, Burke’s Backyard veterinary consultant, Dr Rob Zammit, has been asked hundreds of questions about dogs. The good... read more

Don advised against feeding meat-eating birds such as kookaburras, currawongs and butcherbirds. They include small birds in their diets, so... read more

The Beautiful Firetail finch (Emblema bella) has an olive back, finely-barred underparts and a bright red rump. The males are... read more

Don visited Dr Justin Marshall at the University of Queensland’s Department of Vision, Touch and Hearing. Dr Marshall and his... read more

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