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NSW biodiversity laws failing, fuelling crisis: review

NSW biodiversity laws failing, fuelling crisis: review

A damning independent report has found the state's Biodiversity Conservation Act is not only failing - it's contributing to a worsening biodiversity crisis.

Brumbies the 'nail in the coffin' for at-risk natives

Brumbies the 'nail in the coffin' for at-risk natives

Brumbies the 'nail in the coffin' for at-risk natives

Brumbies the 'nail in the coffin' for at-risk natives

Environmentalists and brumby advocates are fiercely at odds about how best to manage feral horse populations in the Australian Alps.

Rare sight as whales approach Sydney Harbour rest stop

Rare sight as whales approach Sydney Harbour rest stop

Rare sight as whales approach Sydney Harbour rest stop

Rare sight as whales approach Sydney Harbour rest stop

Sydneysiders are being treated to a rare sight as mother and calf southern right whales make a rest stop in the harbour over the weekend, stopping in Long Reef.

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NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland

Conservationists and the timber industry aren't often on the same page but there's plenty of shared hostility over the NSW government's vague koala park plan.

Call to arms to tackle national invasion of feral deer

Call to arms to tackle national invasion of feral deer

Most of Australia could be invaded by feral deer without coordinated efforts to control and cull them, the first national plan of attack warns.

Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay

Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay

Once plentiful oysters are now functionally extinct in Brisbane's Moreton Bay but scientists say a volunteer group is onto something that could change that.

Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley

Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley

Conservation groups are seizing on the upcoming national Labor conference to push for the government to adopt a policy banning native logging and land clearing.

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Bleaching halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef

Bleaching halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef

Bleaching halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef

Bleaching halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef

Hard coral recovery has paused on most of the Great Barrier Reef thanks to a mass bleaching event in 2022, which should have been a cooler year for sea life.

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales

Australian seafood lovers are frequently being swindled, with more than 10 per cent of produce something other than what's on the label, a study shows.

Court asked to halt logging in fire-hit koala habitat

Court asked to halt logging in fire-hit koala habitat

Court asked to halt logging in fire-hit koala habitat

Court asked to halt logging in fire-hit koala habitat

A NSW court will be asked to halt logging in two fire-hit forests, with advocates saying koalas are only just starting to recover from the Black Summer blazes.

Outback station to become protected bird haven

Outback station to become protected bird haven

Outback station to become protected bird haven

Outback station to become protected bird haven

More than 37,000 hectares from three sheep and cattle stations in outback NSW will be turned into a national park to protect habitat for threatened species.

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade

Australian explorer Geoff Wilson and his son are about to begin a two-year, net-zero odyssey to record how climate change is hurting the world's wildest areas.

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW

Fire ant spread will be worse than rabbits, cane toads, foxes and feral cats combined, the Invasive Species Council says as biosecurity controls are triggered.

Bob Brown to fight anti-logging protest criminal charge

Bob Brown to fight anti-logging protest criminal charge

Bob Brown to fight anti-logging protest criminal charge

Bob Brown to fight anti-logging protest criminal charge

Former federal Greens leader Bob Brown has pleaded not guilty to trespassing over a protest in Tasmania against logging in the habitat of a rare parrot.

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Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

In the Northern Territory desert, traditional knowledge and art are meeting Western science in a double-pronged approach to biodiversity conservation.

Murray crays and fish head home after flood rescues

More than 1500 crayfish and hundreds of native fish are back home after they were rescued from the Murray River flood and sent on unscheduled holidays.

Bee-killing varroa mite spreads further inland

A hive-destroying mite recently detected in NSW has been found 270 kilometres inland, but authorities are confident they can control the spread quickly.

Drones a threat to critically endangered Aussie bird

Australia's largest shorebird is being pushed further towards the brink of extinction by people using drones, a study suggests.

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Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

Government suppression of good science is hampering the fight to address the biodiversity crisis gripping the planet, an Australian expert says.

Development offsets insufficient to re-home koalas

The costs involved in cultivating Queensland koala habitats are falling short of the levies paid by developers to build on land already home to the marsupials.

The battle to save Australia's ultra rare grumpy fish

A grumpy looking Tasmanian fish with flashy Broadway features is the poster child for an extraordinary battle against extinction.

Caring for country strikes chord with undecided elders

The Indigenous lead of a major conservation group has been travelling to remote communities to yarn with traditional owners about the voice and the land.

Lizard location under guard to save rare species

The government is guarding the location of a rare lizard population once thought to be extinct, after sightings were confirmed for the first time since 1969.

Overfishing takes big bite out of reef sharks globally

Overfishing is driving the world's reef sharks towards extinction but Australia is doing relatively well at managing populations, a new study shows.

Authorities hunt culprit after duck shot with arrow

A native duck has died after being shot with an arrow in regional Victoria where wildlife authorities are hunting the culprit and calling for public assistance.

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