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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.

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

Cross-cultural map is as functional as it is beautiful

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

Murray crays and fish head home after flood rescues

Murray crays and fish head home after flood rescues

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.

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Bee-killing varroa mite spreads further inland

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

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.

Nature the big loser as scientists face suppression

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

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.

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The battle to save Australia's ultra rare grumpy fish

The battle to save Australia's ultra rare grumpy fish

The battle to save Australia's ultra rare grumpy fish

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

Caring for country strikes chord with undecided elders

Caring for country strikes chord with undecided elders

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

Lizard location under guard to save rare species

Lizard location under guard to save rare species

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 takes big bite out of reef sharks globally

Overfishing takes big bite out of reef sharks globally

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

Authorities hunt culprit after duck shot with arrow

Authorities hunt culprit after duck shot with arrow

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.

Tiny trackers give up gliders' secrets after bushfires

Tiny trackers give up gliders' secrets after bushfires

Tiny trackers give up gliders' secrets after bushfires

Tiny trackers give up gliders' secrets after bushfires

Ecologists have made death-defying tree climbs to catch greater gliders and fit them with trackers to understand how bushfires affect the endangered species.

Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

Decision looms in battle over Tasmania's wild heart

It's crunch time in the bitter war over a tourism project in Tasmania's wild interior as some say it could have consequences for other World Heritage sites.

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Clearing halted amid fears for highly endangered bird

A conservation group fears important habitat for one of Australia's most endangered birds may have been lost after clearing was carried out at a NSW property.

Mystery caller claims to be Queensland croc headhunter

The discovery of a decapitated crocodile in Queensland has sparked an investigation, after a man took responsibility for the killing in an anonymous phone call.

Macquarie Island Marine Park set to triple in size

The federal government plans to triple the size of Macquarie Island Marine Park, home to vast congregations of wildlife living between Tasmania and Antarctica.

Imperilled ancient fish inflames war over salmon farms

Scientists say it will take more than a crackdown on salmon farming to save Tasmania's ancient maugean skate from extinction.

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Little Qld station's huge contribution to reef science

A research station on the Great Barrier Reef is celebrating its profound impact on global marine science, at a time when coral reefs are in the crosshairs.

More room for koalas to spread out on NSW north coast

An area of land roughly half the size of Zurich has been purchased by the NSW Labor government in the state's north as dedicated koala habitat.

Early axing of logging falls hard on timber towns

Logging communities in Victoria are trying to pick up the pieces after learning the final death knell for the industry will take effect year.

Experts to consider critical listing for ancient fish

An ancient fish on the brink of extinction could be listed as critically endangered within a fortnight, after such action was passed over just last year.

Major threats to wildlife not recognised in law

Logging is putting native species at risk but the practice is not listed as a key threatening process under federal environment laws, a hearing has been told.

Duck hunting has 'tiny' effect on populations

Experts say the primary focus for sustaining waterbird populations in Victoria should be on habitat destruction, not the minimal impact of hunting.

Plibersek demands 'extreme' action to save ancient fish

An ancient fish that's suffered under the pressures of salmon farming could be the first to go extinct under federal environment laws, a hearing has been told.

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