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Baby fur seal dies after being found injured on beach

Baby fur seal dies after being found injured on beach

Authorities are investigating after a baby seal was found with critical injuries on a beach in eastern Victoria.

Two charged over bestiality and child abuse material

Two charged over bestiality and child abuse material

Two charged over bestiality and child abuse material

Two charged over bestiality and child abuse material

Two men have been charged as RSPCA inspectors seize dogs after police discovered a group chat sharing bestiality and child-abuse material.

Dingo culls to continue in most of Victoria

Dingo culls to continue in most of Victoria

Dingo culls to continue in most of Victoria

Dingo culls to continue in most of Victoria

Dingoes will continue to be controlled in large parts of Victoria due to the extension of the state government's management plan.

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Grandad sorry for tossing beloved chook to alligator

Grandad sorry for tossing beloved chook to alligator

A lawyer has denied making fun of a case after his client pleaded guilty to animal cruelty by throwing a chicken known as Betty White to feed an alligator.

Exotic pet ring bust prompts call to hand in animals

Exotic pet ring bust prompts call to hand in animals

Hefty fines have been threatened for owners of illegal exotic pets as authorities urge them to surrender the animals in a new scheme.

Researchers deploy AI to track secret lives of whales

Researchers deploy AI to track secret lives of whales

Researchers at Google and an Australian university have teamed up to track whales along the east coast and use AI to uncover what they are really up to.

'Troubling allegations' probed at Greyhound inquiry

'Troubling allegations' probed at Greyhound inquiry

The greyhound racing industry in NSW is facing a government inquiry after board resignations and the release of a scathing report alleging welfare concerns.

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Invasive species breeding billion-dollar pest threat

Invasive species breeding billion-dollar pest threat

Invasive species breeding billion-dollar pest threat

Invasive species breeding billion-dollar pest threat

Pet laws are ineffective at managing the biosecurity risks posed by cats while pig culls have had "questionable" outcomes, a new report has found.

Good news for some threatened species as numbers rise

Good news for some threatened species as numbers rise

Good news for some threatened species as numbers rise

Good news for some threatened species as numbers rise

Many threatened species in NSW national parks are heading in the right right direction, while efforts are underway in Queensland to boost wombat numbers.

Claims greyhound 'boiled to death' on tarmac rejected

Claims greyhound 'boiled to death' on tarmac rejected

Claims greyhound 'boiled to death' on tarmac rejected

Claims greyhound 'boiled to death' on tarmac rejected

Allegations that a greyhound sent to the US for a better life "boiled to death" on an airport tarmac in the height of summer have been strongly rejected.

Woman, 84, who abused wild birds dies before sentencing

Woman, 84, who abused wild birds dies before sentencing

Woman, 84, who abused wild birds dies before sentencing

Woman, 84, who abused wild birds dies before sentencing

A woman due to be sentenced this week for poisoning dozens of native birds and illegally keeping the remains of protected wildlife has died.

Short, stout and scuppering $50 billion gas field plans

Short, stout and scuppering $50 billion gas field plans

Short, stout and scuppering $50 billion gas field plans

Short, stout and scuppering $50 billion gas field plans

An oil spill and related activities are already inferred to have a significant and ongoing impact on a reef-dwelling reptile, triggering an endangered marking.

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

Investigation after theme park handler mauled by tiger

A well-trained handler is recovering from lacerations to her arm after a tiger bit her at the popular theme park, Dreamworld.

Animal activists fail to turn tide as shark nets return

Animal activists fail to turn tide as shark nets return

Animal activists fail to turn tide as shark nets return

Animal activists fail to turn tide as shark nets return

Beaches in Sydney will be protected by shark nets from Sunday, but critics still want them banned because of serious animal welfare concerns.

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From little things, big things are home grown

There is a big push among smaller landholders to grow their own food since the pandemic, exhibitors at a regional show say.

Bird-flu restrictions ease but wildlife outbreak feared

NSW has rolled back some avian influenza restrictions as a senior minister warns of the devastating impact if another strain makes its way into Australia.

'Get off their high horses': call to end jumps racing

Former Victorian racing minister Rob Hulls is turning up the heat on the Labor government to become the last Australian state to ban jumps racing.

Tourist spot camping ban proposed after dingo attacks

Families with young children could be banned from camping outside unfenced areas at a popular tourist spot after a spate of dingo attacks.

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Victorian zoo celebrates new white rhino calf

An as-yet unnamed southern white rhino calf is thriving at a Victorian zoo almost a week after its birth.

Whale heads back out to ocean after harbour rope rescue

A young humpback whale has been cut loose from ropes wrapped around its tail after a delicate operation to free the mammal.

Fine slashed after legal win over ferry pony deaths

The operator of the Spirit of Tasmania ferry will no longer have to pay a $75,000 fine over the deaths of 16 polo ponies after appealing to the Supreme Court.

'Heartbreaking loss' of world-famous gay penguin

A Sydney aquarium has announced the death of Sphen, one-half of a same-sex gentoo penguin couple that shot to worldwide fame in 2018.

Legal loss welcomed as mass brumby shooting continues

A group of bush users are the latest to fail in a legal bid to stop the NSW government shooting brumbies from helicopters in Kosciuszko National Park.

Unlikely four-pawed beneficiary of $680m tax break

Changes to help more first-home buyers avoid stamp duty have helped tens of thousands of people save money - and for some, the dog days are just beginning.

Man fined over cruelty, killing of 71 kangaroos

A northern Victorian man has been fined for animal cruelty after piles of slowly killed kangaroos were found on his property.

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