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Whale entangled in fishing rope lost off southern coast

Whale entangled in fishing rope lost off southern coast

A humpback whale has disappeared off Australia's southern coast after becoming entangled in fishing rope and buoys with the public warned not to try to free it.

Program failures to blame for rehomed brumby deaths

Program failures to blame for rehomed brumby deaths

Program failures to blame for rehomed brumby deaths

Program failures to blame for rehomed brumby deaths

The death of more than 250 brumbies at an alleged illegal knackery has been blamed on failures in a government program to rehome the wild horses.

Zoo centre helping frogs, lizards survive climate peril

Zoo centre helping frogs, lizards survive climate peril

Zoo centre helping frogs, lizards survive climate peril

Zoo centre helping frogs, lizards survive climate peril

Critically endangered frogs and lizards are among dozens of species being looked after in a new three-storey conservation centre launched at Sydney's major zoo.

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Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

Abandon sheep: report backs future ban on live exports

A parliamentary committee has thrown its weight behind laws to ban live sheep exports, with its chair saying the "time has come" to bring an end to the trade.

Demand for 'extreme' piggery and farm restrictions

Demand for 'extreme' piggery and farm restrictions

An inquiry into Victoria's pork industry has called for the state government to ban sow stalls and make security cameras mandatory at abattoirs and farms.

Reject mines to protect koalas: environmental groups

Reject mines to protect koalas: environmental groups

More than 50 environmental groups have called for the federal government to reject new mining developments which would encroach on koala habitat.

Council scrutinised after dog mauling death of 90yo

Council scrutinised after dog mauling death of 90yo

A coroner has been critical of a local council's actions ahead of grandmother Ada 'Sally' Holland.being fatally mauled by dogs.

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Dingo bites toddler at popular holiday destination

Dingo bites toddler at popular holiday destination

Dingo bites toddler at popular holiday destination

Dingo bites toddler at popular holiday destination

A two-year-old boy has suffered puncture wounds to his thigh after a dingo bit him at K'gari in the latest incident at the popular Queensland holiday spot.

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

A growing bird flu outbreak is yet to hit farmed chicken meat but shoppers have been urged to avoid panic-buying after a supermarket introduced egg sale limits.

Judge mulls halt of 'unlawful, inhumane' brumby culling

Judge mulls halt of 'unlawful, inhumane' brumby culling

Judge mulls halt of 'unlawful, inhumane' brumby culling

Judge mulls halt of 'unlawful, inhumane' brumby culling

The NSW government has argued that a bid by bush users to halt aerial culling of brumbies in the Snowy Mountains would harm species on the verge of extinction.

Bird flu strikes down chickens at fourth Victorian farm

Bird flu strikes down chickens at fourth Victorian farm

Bird flu strikes down chickens at fourth Victorian farm

Bird flu strikes down chickens at fourth Victorian farm

A fourth chicken farm in Victoria has tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu as authorities prepare to cull all birds on the property.

Mining puts enormous koala habitat area at risk: study

Mining puts enormous koala habitat area at risk: study

Mining puts enormous koala habitat area at risk: study

Mining puts enormous koala habitat area at risk: study

Koalas face losing an area of habitat 17,000 times the size of the Gabba if proposed coal mines in central Queensland go ahead, a study says.

Live sheep export ban inquiry 'rushed' says Nationals

Live sheep export ban inquiry 'rushed' says Nationals

Live sheep export ban inquiry 'rushed' says Nationals

Live sheep export ban inquiry 'rushed' says Nationals

A parliamentary inquiry into a ban on live sheep exports has been labelled "disingenuous" by the opposition and farmers because of the short turn around.

Hens culled, egg shortage as bird flu outbreak spreads

Hens culled, egg shortage as bird flu outbreak spreads

Hens culled, egg shortage as bird flu outbreak spreads

Hens culled, egg shortage as bird flu outbreak spreads

A third Victorian chicken farm will cull tens of thousands of hens after a deadly strain of avian flu was found, sparking a warning about egg supplies.

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Researchers race to contain rabbits as numbers explode

As rabbit numbers climb, researchers are in an "arms race" to suppress the destructive pest and evade what farmers fear could be an environmental catastrophe.

Chance to grow trade with China after bans dropped

Australian beef producers are aiming to expand the trade relationship with China to levels higher than what they were before bans were imposed by Beijing.

Greyhound racing turns corner with track safety plans

A new safety and welfare strategy announced by Greyhound Racing NSW after the industry escaped a ban is set to permanently close some regional tracks.

Opposition keeps pressure on live sheep export ban

The agriculture minister has defended legislation to end the live export of sheep by sea as the bill is introduced to the federal parliament.

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Animal cruelty link to 'high-level' domestic violence

A lawyer who prosecutes animal cruelty offences is probing a link to domestic violence offences, as inspectors investigate increasingly severe cases.

Huge croc that twice lunged at fisherman is caught

Wildlife officers have trapped and captured a 3.6m crocodile after it lunged twice at a fisherman on a creek bank.

US introduces 'understandable' poultry restrictions

The Victorian poultry meat industry is unlikely to be badly affected by US import curbs prompted by a bird flu outbreak, according to a peak body.

Welfare body concedes illegal knackery probe failed

RSPCA officials admit they fell short when they initially cleared an illegal knackery of any wrongdoing despite finding 20 dead horses on a NSW property.

Croc hunting on the cards in big game tourism plan

In a move toward big game tourism, crocodile hunting is among a number of reforms proposed under a shake-up of Queensland's management of the reptiles.

Bush users go to court to halt mass brumby cull

A decision to cull thousands of wild horses in a heritage park using aerial shooting has been criticised by a community group as an act of animal cruelty.

Huge croc removed from north Queensland marina

A crocodile measuring more than four metres long has been captured in a north Queensland marina after lunging at a man on a house boat.

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