Top Stories Politics Courts General Finance Sport World FactCheck

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Support AAP with a free or paid subscription

Subscribe to AAP News Download our app

Latest news: Conservation

Tas govt lashes Plibersek over salmon industry warning

Tas govt lashes Plibersek over salmon industry warning

Tasmania's Liberal government has accused federal Labor of trying to kill off its salmon industry, amid a feud over how best to save an ancient species.

Sanctuary rises from the ashes of Black Summer fires

Sanctuary rises from the ashes of Black Summer fires

Sanctuary rises from the ashes of Black Summer fires

Sanctuary rises from the ashes of Black Summer fires

A wildlife sanctuary is bringing native species back with man-made homes but its owner fears for animals in barren bushfire zones where nothing's being done.

Urgent urchin action a win-win for jobs and environment

Urgent urchin action a win-win for jobs and environment

Urgent urchin action a win-win for jobs and environment

Urgent urchin action a win-win for jobs and environment

A Senate report into long-spined sea urchins has found immediate action could be a "rare simultaneous win" for the environment and the economy.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Time and oxygen running short for last of ancient fish

Time and oxygen running short for last of ancient fish

A salmon industry plan to help an endangered fish on the brink of extinction isn't fully funded yet, despite plans to start work next month.

Rare white platypus spotted, but it's not an albino

Rare white platypus spotted, but it's not an albino

A researcher has shared extraordinary images of a rare white platypus spotted in a NSW stream.

Company directors face nature-related risk: opinion

Company directors face nature-related risk: opinion

Conservationists hope a new legal opinion will compel corporate Australia to get a handle on how it uses and affects nature.

Experts celebrate enormous bounds in reef restoration

Experts celebrate enormous bounds in reef restoration

Experts behind a new survival kit for the Great Barrier Reef say they've achieved monumental leaps that will help coral reefs worldwide endure climate change.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

New laws to protect Australia's ailing environment are proving complex, and won't be available for the public to scrutinise until next year.

Small island makes big effort in caring for environment

Small island makes big effort in caring for environment

Small island makes big effort in caring for environment

Small island makes big effort in caring for environment

Pristine coral reefs in East Timor are naturally buffered due to their location, but residents on a small island are also doing their bit for the environment.

Warming climate gives reef devouring starfish a leg up

Warming climate gives reef devouring starfish a leg up

Warming climate gives reef devouring starfish a leg up

Warming climate gives reef devouring starfish a leg up

Scientists have more bad news for the Great Barrier Reef - baby crown-of-thorns starfish are very good at dealing with the heat climate change is dishing out.

Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants

Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants

Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants

Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants

The Senate will investigate Australia's efforts to squash invasive fire ants, amid claims a national eradication program hasn't been given the cash it needs.

'Extinction risk': federal backing for feral horse cull

'Extinction risk': federal backing for feral horse cull

'Extinction risk': federal backing for feral horse cull

'Extinction risk': federal backing for feral horse cull

A federal inquiry says NSW must allow the aerial culling of brumbies in the Australian Alps, saying they pose an immediate extinction risk for native species.

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants

Australia is doing a very poor job of working out if its unique plants are in danger of extinction, scientists warn.

Major new threat to Great Barrier Reef identified

Major new threat to Great Barrier Reef identified

Major new threat to Great Barrier Reef identified

Major new threat to Great Barrier Reef identified

Yet another serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef has emerged - invisible flows of groundwater that are dumping harmful nutrients into the fragile ecosystem.

Factual. Independent. Impartial.

Subscribe to AAP News

Already a member? Sign in here

Watchdog hits back at Forestry Corp over glider search

Forestry authorities say they met all necessary requirements when they held daytime searches for an endangered nocturnal glider before logging a NSW forest.

Forestry Corp looked for nocturnal glider at daytime

A harvesting ban has been extended in a NSW forest after authorities said the Forestry Corporation failed to identify den trees for an endangered glider.

Dugongs in steady decline along Great Barrier Reef

Dugong numbers are shrinking over a vast area of the Great Barrier Reef and it's been happening for almost 20 years, scientists say.

Koala park and urban sprawl strike precarious balance

The NSW government's $80 million pledge to protect koalas on Sydney's urban fringe could be threatened by housing developments in the park's proposed backyard.

Access five free articles per month

Subscription Options

Already a member? Sign in here

Australia signs global treaty to protect the high seas

Conservationists are praising Australia's leadership after it signed a new pact to protect the parts of the global ocean that don't belong to any country.

Minister faces court over coal mines' climate harms

A small conservation group is challenging Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek in court, arguing she failed to adequately consider fossil fuel harms to nature.

Community 'heartbroken' after sacred sandhills damaged

The SA Environment Department will conduct an inquiry into a bungled approval process that allowed an Aboriginal cultural heritage site to be destroyed.

Australia granted more time to address reef threats

The World Heritage Committee has confirmed it won't yet list the Great Barrier Reef as in-danger but Australia's guardianship remains under close scrutiny.

Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K'gari

There are fears fire ants could invade World Heritage-listed K'gari after 130 nests were found on another large sand island off Brisbane.

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

The CSIRO is testing a new system on the Great Barrier Reef that could one day pump out water quality forecasts, much like weather reports.

Logging halted in forests earmarked for koala hubs

Logging will be paused in forests on the NSW mid-north coast that have been flagged as koala hubs in a proposed Great Koala National Park.

1 … 8 9 10 11

Topics

Politics Australia New South Wales Queensland Environmental Issue South Australia Indigenous People Tasmania Environmental Politics Animal Housing and Urban Planning Renewable Energy Global Warming Environmental Pollution Conservation Endangered Species Wildlife Oceans Marine Science Natural Resources

No opinion, no spin, no agenda.

Support AAP News

Already a member?
Sign in here