Conservationists are asking a familiar-sounding question: Why did the Tasmanian giant freshwater crayfish cross the road? One answer is, of course, to get to the other side. The bigger question ...

"We blew the stumps with nitropril and gelignite. Happy days." Photo shows Todd Walsh holding giant freshwater crayfish. A giant freshwater crayfish, discovered in a rainforest in Tasmania's north ...

Mr Frydenberg said the Turnbull government would work with Tasmania to develop a recovery plan that would “improve the ­resilience of the giant freshwater lobster in the face of a range of ...

The Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster, also known as the giant freshwater crayfish, is the biggest freshwater invertebrate on earth and is only found in streams and rivers in northern Tasmania.

The Tasmanian giant freshwater lobster, also known as the giant freshwater crayfish, is the biggest freshwater invertebrate on earth and is only found in streams and rivers in northern Tasmania.

At an undisclosed location in Tasmania's North-East, about 60 juvenile captive-reared giant freshwater crayfish, also known as giant freshwater lobster, have been released into the wild.

“Lobby”, a 23-year-old crayfish, will be on display to help educate the public about efforts to protect the species and what places them at risk. City of Launceston environmental scientist ...