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Doggy delight: wildlife detectors sniff out rare dragon

Doggy delight: wildlife detectors sniff out rare dragon

A team of wildlife detection dogs have been trained to sniff out a rare species of lizard, which was long thought to be extinct until its rediscovery.

Free-roaming killer cats cost the economy billions

Free-roaming killer cats cost the economy billions

Free-roaming killer cats cost the economy billions

Free-roaming killer cats cost the economy billions

Large-scale cat desexing programs and 24-hour kitty curfews have been recommended to curb Australia's exploding feline population and protect native species.

Battle over salmon farming law change spills into court

Battle over salmon farming law change spills into court

Battle over salmon farming law change spills into court

Battle over salmon farming law change spills into court

Bob Brown's environmental group has lodged a legal challenge against federal law changes to protect salmon farming in a remote harbour.

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PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

PM cops spray as reform wades into hot Tasmanian waters

An angry senator has confronted the prime minister in the halls of power over a reform opponents say threatens the end of a prehistoric species.

Disaster response storm brewing over federal finances

Disaster response storm brewing over federal finances

Spending on climate adaptation and resilience continues to fall short even as the federal budget reveals spending on disaster response payments is blowing out.

Panda pair doin' it easy in new life Down Under

Panda pair doin' it easy in new life Down Under

Tens of thousands of people have flocked to a major zoo since two young giant pandas arrived, and they are said to be settling in well to their new home.

'Preferred' koala park opens door to major logging

'Preferred' koala park opens door to major logging

A state's so-called koala wars appear no closer to being resolved as spatial mapping highlights the possible impact on native forest of a national park plan.

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Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

Koala 'biggest loser' of federal land-clearing consents

The iconic koala lost more habitat to federally approved land-clearing than any other threatened species in 2024, the Australian Conservation Foundation says.

Plea to save wallabies from becoming feasts for foxes

Plea to save wallabies from becoming feasts for foxes

Plea to save wallabies from becoming feasts for foxes

Plea to save wallabies from becoming feasts for foxes

An adorable wallaby once thought to be extinct is struggling to secure a foothold back in Australia where fox-proof safe havens would give it a fighting chance.

Native forest logging costs deepen, timber piles up

Native forest logging costs deepen, timber piles up

Native forest logging costs deepen, timber piles up

Native forest logging costs deepen, timber piles up

Lacklustre home-building and 2300km of road repairs winding through native forests have smashed a massive hole through logging industry finances.

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

A proposed expansion of native forestry could include areas of land home to old-growth trees, endangered animals and Aboriginal heritage.

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

Fur flies over billion-dollar koala park cost claims

A billion-dollar purported price tag for a new national park has dropped jaws and raised eyebrows as loggers and environmentalists resume hostilities.

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Harbour cash splash turns into political fish fight

Conservation groups say the federal government's plan to save an endangered fish doesn't address the issues while the opposition says workers face uncertainty.

Victoria blows past federal rejection of renewables hub

Victoria blows past federal rejection of renewables hub

Victoria blows past federal rejection of renewables hub

Victoria blows past federal rejection of renewables hub

A terminal to support Victoria's offshore wind ambitions is still under consideration, flying in the face of a 2023 federal rejection.

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Free as a bird: orphaned cassowary returns to the wild

An orphaned baby southern cassowary has been successfully rehabilitated and released into the wild in north Queensland.

Feisty phascogales fight back from the brink

A captive breeding program has reintroduced an obscure, carnivorous native marsupial into the wild in South Australia.

Canberra lashed for 'kicking the can' on salmon farms

The federal government has been criticised from several quarters for delaying a decision relating to the future of salmon farming and an endangered fish.

Fears for fluffy mouse as threatened species list grows

More Australian animals have been added to the international red list of threatened species, sounding the alarm here in Australia and around the world.

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Citizen scientists to help save shark-like rays

Scientists are calling on the public to help save a shark-like marine species of ray by reporting sightings.

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

Data released under right-to-information reveals more than 1000 tonnes of salmon died at a harbour where the future of fish farming is under a cloud.

Banking on seeds to help save endangered possum

More than 60 years after the rediscovery of a rare possum in Victoria, scientists are looking ahead to save the tiny population that remains in the wild.

Nature restoration to bring species back from the brink

Zoos have gone from caging animals to trying to set them free in the wild, with other sectors urged to undertake similar transformations.

Global report charts 'catastrophic' wildlife decline

The world's monitored wildlife populations are down 73 per cent, with Australian species and the reef in the crosshairs, a major report warns.

Environment ministers summoned over bird flu threat

Australia is looking at vaccinations for bird flu as environment ministers are called to a special meeting to discuss the threat to wildlife.

Fire ant eradication refuseniks face sting of the law

Tensions are ramping up between authorities and property owners who are resisting the fire ant eradication program with a lock-the-gates style campaign.

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