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

'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

Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

Scale back salmon to save rare fish, scientists say

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.

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

NSW did nothing in a year to help most at-risk species

A government audit has delivered a scathing assessment of the NSW environment department's efforts to save more than 1000 species from extinction.

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Bob Brown lashes magistrate after $500 protest fine

Bob Brown lashes magistrate after $500 protest fine

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has been fined $500 after being found guilty of trespassing during a anti-forestry protest in Tasmania.

It's a girl! Milestone in fight to save ancient fish

It's a girl! Milestone in fight to save ancient fish

Scientists are celebrating the arrival of a bouncing baby girl, as they race to save an ancient species from the jaws of extinction.

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

Homes of endangered greater gliders face logging threat

A conservation group is urging the Queensland government to protect land with greater glider habitat after logging near a site where the species has been seen.

Conservationist fears for ancient, namesake frog

Conservationist fears for ancient, namesake frog

Logging continues in a small patch of NSW where a rare frog lives despite the species being listed as endangered under both federal and state laws.

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Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists despair as farmers clear nature hot spot

Scientists say one of Australia's most valuable biodiversity hot spots is in danger of death by a thousand cuts as pastoralists clear the landscape unchecked.

'Argumentative' Bob Brown guilty after logging protest

'Argumentative' Bob Brown guilty after logging protest

'Argumentative' Bob Brown guilty after logging protest

'Argumentative' Bob Brown guilty after logging protest

Veteran environmentalist and former Greens leader Bob Brown has been found guilty of trespassing over an anti-forestry protest in Tasmania.

Invasive weed found to be rare rodent's top menu choice

Invasive weed found to be rare rodent's top menu choice

Invasive weed found to be rare rodent's top menu choice

Invasive weed found to be rare rodent's top menu choice

A threatened rodent that only survives on offshore islands has a preference for one of Australia’s most invasive weeds for its food and shelter, research shows.

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Australia to simulate arrival of deadly bird flu

Agriculture ministers have agreed to hold a national planning drill to make sure Australia is ready for the possible arrival of the deadly H5 bird flu strain.

Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Illegal firewood thieves prosper as living costs bite

Victorians buying firewood are being urged to ask where it comes from amid evidence native trees are being illegally logged by poachers from parks and forests.

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

NSW government reveals plans to fix broken nature laws

Two key recommendations of the Henry review have been pushed aside but the NSW government says it's plan to fix the nature crisis will still work.

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Kiwi super trawler targets threatened fish in Australia

Australia is allowing a foreign super trawler to harvest a threatened fish species off Tasmania, amid serious concerns about a population crash.

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Australia isn't ready for ravages of bird flu: warning

Australia's environment ministers are accused of being missing in action and doing little to get ready for the impacts of bird flu on native wildlife.

Smallest ever baby blue whale captured on camera

A pygmy blue whale calf spotted with its mother off Australia's west coast is the smallest of the marine mammal species ever observed.

Salmon farming harbour data 'not as rosy' as claimed

An environmental regulator says water quality in Tasmania's Macquarie Harbour is showing continued improvement, but conservationists aren't convinced.

Loggers more active inside koala park than out: claim

Analysis shows 11 of the 20 active logging operations under way in northern NSW are in areas earmarked for a sprawling koala park, conservation groups say.

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Timber industry bleeding cash as shutdown bites

There's no end in sight to a large-scale shutdown of timber harvesting in NSW, with all sectors of the timber industry feeling the financial pain.

Climate change puts the heat on Aussie ski resorts

Popular Australian ski resorts could find themselves on death row without urgent action on climate change, new modelling suggests.

Court action launched over endangered glider's death

The death of an endangered greater glider near firebreak work in a Victorian national park has sparked court action to protect their habitat trees.

Logging changes leave glider in hot water

Rules designed to protect endangered greater gliders have been changed after the Forestry Corporation raised concerns about NSW's wood supplies.

Supermarkets defend salmon supplies with skate on skids

With extinction a real possibility for an ancient Tasmanian species, supermarkets are defending the credentials of the farmed salmon it accepts from the state.

Threatened species get $24 million funding boost

The environment minister has announced $24 million for projects that will help 73 of the more than 2000 species that are threatened in Australia.

Glider death sparks new forests management debate

The death of an endangered glider in a national park has incensed environmentalists and raised questions about Victorian fire management practices.

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