As if the wildlife in Australia today isn’t intimidating enough, tens of millions of years ago, visitors would have had to deal with an additional nightmarish scenario—crocs jumping out of trees.

An ecologist visited a national park in Australia and found a massive python crossing the road, a “rare sighting,” officials said. Screengrab of Tali Moyle’s video shared on Facebook by the National ...

Global illegal trade in wildlife is estimated to be worth $32 billion, with rare species in Australia at risk.