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Dog licences, seizure powers mulled after fatal attack

Dog licences, seizure powers mulled after fatal attack

A man's fatal mauling by his pet bull terrier has prompted calls for dog licences and greater powers to seize dangerous or menacing animals.

Axe falls on loggers' plan to avoid battle over gliders

Axe falls on loggers' plan to avoid battle over gliders

Axe falls on loggers' plan to avoid battle over gliders

Axe falls on loggers' plan to avoid battle over gliders

The High Court permitting individuals and groups to prosecute state loggers is a win in the eyes of advocates but they'd rather it wasn't left to citizens.

Doggy delight: wildlife detectors sniff out rare dragon

Doggy delight: wildlife detectors sniff out rare dragon

Doggy delight: wildlife detectors sniff out rare dragon

Doggy delight: wildlife detectors sniff out rare dragon

A team of wildlife detection dogs have been trained to sniff out a rare species of lizard, which was long thought to be extinct until its rediscovery.

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Kiwi denied Aussie citizenship after killing chook

Kiwi denied Aussie citizenship after killing chook

A man who fed beloved chook Betty White to an alligator at a wildlife park has had his sentence reduced and plans to re-apply for Australian citizenship.

Free-roaming killer cats cost the economy billions

Free-roaming killer cats cost the economy billions

Large-scale cat desexing programs and 24-hour kitty curfews have been recommended to curb Australia's exploding feline population and protect native species.

Slaughterhouse protest chokes city streets

Slaughterhouse protest chokes city streets

Chants filled the streets, grabbing the attention of city workers as activists marched in faux blood-drenched clothes, calling for an end to slaughterhouses.

Baby turtles released after being saved from ex-cyclone

Baby turtles released after being saved from ex-cyclone

Authorities have released hundreds of baby sea turtles that were rescued before the arrival of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred.

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Brumbies' fate in the balance as aerial shooting halted

Brumbies' fate in the balance as aerial shooting halted

Brumbies' fate in the balance as aerial shooting halted

Brumbies' fate in the balance as aerial shooting halted

Debate has turned to the fate of the few thousand brumbies thought to remain in a national park after a shooting campaign to protect native wildlife.

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

Habitat 'destroyed' as officials sit on koala plan

A promised national park for koalas is still being assessed as environmentalists raise fears the marsupial's habitat is being systematically cut down.

Koalas 'closer to extinction' with new disease outbreak

Koalas 'closer to extinction' with new disease outbreak

Koalas 'closer to extinction' with new disease outbreak

Koalas 'closer to extinction' with new disease outbreak

A potentially devastating disease has been found in one state's last healthy koala population, further endangering the species.

Echidna digs in to help island wildlife back from blaze

Echidna digs in to help island wildlife back from blaze

Echidna digs in to help island wildlife back from blaze

Echidna digs in to help island wildlife back from blaze

Rangers are over the moon after an echidna was spotted on an island where wildlife was mostly destroyed by a devastating bushfire more than a decade ago.

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Days of fish kills expected after ex-tropical cyclone

Large numbers of fish have been washing up on a beach dead or dying in the wake of ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, habitat advocates say.

Panda pair doin' it easy in new life Down Under

Panda pair doin' it easy in new life Down Under

Panda pair doin' it easy in new life Down Under

Panda pair doin' it easy in new life Down Under

Tens of thousands of people have flocked to a major zoo since two young giant pandas arrived, and they are said to be settling in well to their new home.

'Barbaric devices': outrage over steel-jawed cat traps

'Barbaric devices': outrage over steel-jawed cat traps

'Barbaric devices': outrage over steel-jawed cat traps

'Barbaric devices': outrage over steel-jawed cat traps

A device used to 'inflict terrible injuries and cause enormous suffering' should be consigned to the scrap heap, animal advocates say.

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Board found, surfer feared missing after shark sighting

A surfboard with bite marks has been found floating in the ocean following reports of a shark sighting and a surfer in distress at a remote beach.

'Buried' wedge-tail eagle report too important to rush

A report into the deaths of hundreds of native birds in 2018 should be released, according to the Greens.

'So quick': dog licences recommended after fatal attack

Owners of dog breeds regularly involved in attacks could one day require licences, after a two-year-old was fatally mauled by two animals at a rural motel.

Whales may be left on beach after grim euthanasia call

Wildlife authorities have been forced to euthanise dozens of false killer whales after a mass stranding involving 157 at a rugged beach.

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Grim end to 'horrific' stranding of false killer whales

Rescue efforts have failed for a pod of 157 false killer whales beached on a remote coastline, with authorities forced to begin euthanasia.

Endangered salmon farm talk stirs hot political waters

An increase in Tasmania's Maugean skate population has reportedly prompted the prime minister to assure the salmon farming sector of its continued existence.

Hot crocs struggling to keep cool as climate warms

Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, and higher body temperatures are changing their behaviour, researchers say.

'Preferred' koala park opens door to major logging

A state's so-called koala wars appear no closer to being resolved as spatial mapping highlights the possible impact on native forest of a national park plan.

Glowed-up Pesto 'flirting' as star penguin turns one

After stealing the hearts of international penguin lovers, Pesto may have found a love interest of his own as the viral sensation turns one.

Two-year-old bitten in second dingo attack in two days

Two people have been bitten by dingoes in separate attacks at a popular tourist destination during the busy Australia Day long weekend.

Warning to parents after dingo attacks four-year-old

Rangers are urging parents to be vigilant after a dingo attacked a four-year-old at a popular Queensland tourist destination.

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