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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.

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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

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

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

From little things, big things are home grown

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.

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Bird-flu restrictions ease but wildlife outbreak feared

Bird-flu restrictions ease but wildlife outbreak feared

Bird-flu restrictions ease but wildlife outbreak feared

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

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

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

'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

Tourist spot camping ban proposed after dingo attacks

Tourist spot camping ban proposed after dingo attacks

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.

Victorian zoo celebrates new white rhino calf

Victorian zoo celebrates new white rhino calf

Victorian zoo celebrates new white rhino calf

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

Whale heads back out to ocean after harbour rope rescue

Whale heads back out to ocean after harbour rope rescue

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

Fine slashed after legal win over ferry pony deaths

Fine slashed after legal win over ferry pony deaths

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

'Heartbreaking loss' of world-famous gay penguin

'Heartbreaking loss' of world-famous gay penguin

'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.

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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.

Crocodiles given tummy aches to stop cane toad feasts

Rangers and scientists have been training crocodiles in Western Australia not to eat cane toads, by giving them a bout of food poisoning.

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250 dogs given up amid push to curb 'puppy farms'

The surrender of more than 250 labradoodles from one of Tasmania's largest breeders has sparked calls to follow other states and crack down on puppy farms.

Man knocked out by a whale's tail while in a tinny

Police are urging all boaties to wear life jackets after a man was found unconscious with serious injuries after a whale hit him with its tail.

Dingo bites four-year-old girl at popular holiday spot

A young girl has been airlifted to hospital with a puncture wound after being bitten by a dingo at a popular Queensland holiday spot.

Restrictions ease as bird flu outbreak is quashed

Bird flu restrictions for parts of Victoria where the deadly avian virus spread will be scrapped, almost two months after the most recent case was detected.

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

A conservation group is urging the Queensland government to protect land with greater glider habitat after logging near a site where the species has been seen.

'Grotesque' depravity to dogs lands croc expert in jail

A judge who jailed crocodile expert and academic Adam Britton for the torture and killing of dozens of dogs said he had inflicted "unimaginable" suffering.

Dingo management has gone to the dogs, advocates say

Dingo rangers, rescuers and advocates are calling on politicians to reconsider protection measures for the wild dogs which are often considered pests.

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