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Fears for fluffy mouse as threatened species list grows

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.

Citizen scientists to help save shark-like rays

Citizen scientists to help save shark-like rays

Citizen scientists to help save shark-like rays

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

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

Remote harbour salmon farms record 1000-tonne deaths

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.

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Banking on seeds to help save endangered possum

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

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

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

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.

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Fire ant eradication refuseniks face sting of the law

Fire ant eradication refuseniks face sting of the law

Fire ant eradication refuseniks face sting of the law

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.

Panel ponders end of native forest logging in NSW

Panel ponders end of native forest logging in NSW

Panel ponders end of native forest logging in NSW

Panel ponders end of native forest logging in NSW

An end to native forest logging in NSW is among five options being put to stakeholders, with conservationists saying the move is a big deal for the environment.

'Pitiful' funding for 'looming catastrophe' of bird flu

'Pitiful' funding for 'looming catastrophe' of bird flu

'Pitiful' funding for 'looming catastrophe' of bird flu

'Pitiful' funding for 'looming catastrophe' of bird flu

Pressure is mounting on the federal government to pour more money into bird flu preparations, amid warnings Australia's worst ecological disaster is looming.

'Out of control': community divided over dingo decision

'Out of control': community divided over dingo decision

'Out of control': community divided over dingo decision

'Out of control': community divided over dingo decision

A long-awaited extension on dingo control measures has been hailed as a win for farmers, but nobody seems happy with the result.

Ray of light for endangered fish as salmon debate rages

Ray of light for endangered fish as salmon debate rages

Ray of light for endangered fish as salmon debate rages

Ray of light for endangered fish as salmon debate rages

Numbers of an endangered ray at the centre of a fight between conservationists and the salmon industry have increased for the first time in nearly a decade.

Unburnt wildlife refuge to be sacrificed for homes

Unburnt wildlife refuge to be sacrificed for homes

Unburnt wildlife refuge to be sacrificed for homes

Unburnt wildlife refuge to be sacrificed for homes

A forested haven for species in danger of extinction will be turned into a housing estate after escaping the Black Summer bushfires.

Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Shareholders test Coles, Woolies over extinction threat

Australia's supermarket duopoly is facing a double-barrelled shareholder challenge over fish farming threats to an ancient, imperilled species.

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Coles rejects bid to help avoid ancient fish extinction

Coles shareholders have been told the supermarket giant won't support their efforts to protect an ancient, imperilled species from the effects of fish farming.

Farming fuels NSW land clearing crisis: data

NSW cleared an area more than 160 times the size of Sydney's CBD in a single year, new government figures show.

Fears skate extinction will damage Tasmania's image

Tasmanian businesses have formed a new group to campaign for the salvation of an ancient fish, fearing its demise could cost them dearly.

Death most likely outcome for koalas in care: vet data

Most sick and injured koalas that wind up in the care of vets are put down, a grim new analysis of data shows.

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Federal minister's lack of control on logging 'absurd'

Federal independents are mounting a renewed push to get the environment minister to deal with state-based logging threats to endangered species.

Nation failing to pull species back from brink: report

A new report card has given Australia an F, for fail, for its efforts to bring the nation's endangered plants and animals back from the brink.

Second western freight hub shelved in six months

The future of freight in Melbourne's west is up in the air as plans for a rail hub have been scrapped.

Twenty species added to extinction risk list

Another 20 species have been added to Australia's endangered list including imperilled plants and animals.

'Significant' changes for troubled forestry industry

Victoria and Western Australia have done away with logging their native forests, with NSW the latest state questioning the industry's future.

'Save our home': coal mines could cost koala habitat

More than 20 new coal projects in two states would have a devastating impact on the habitat of endangered koalas, climate and conservation groups warn.

Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

Fresh scientific advise had urged the federal government to scale back or remove salmon farming from a remote harbour to save an endangered fish.

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