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NSW could lose hundreds of species, grim report warns

NSW could lose hundreds of species, grim report warns

Biodiversity continues to fall across NSW on almost every measure, with damaged and degraded landscapes less able to support life, a new report reveals.

Forestry Corp faces fresh glider negligence claims

Forestry Corp faces fresh glider negligence claims

Forestry Corp faces fresh glider negligence claims

Forestry Corp faces fresh glider negligence claims

The NSW Forestry Corporation has again been accused of incompetently searching for endangered greater gliders before logging their habitat.

Forestry Corp compliance squad sets sights on protests

Forestry Corp compliance squad sets sights on protests

Forestry Corp compliance squad sets sights on protests

Forestry Corp compliance squad sets sights on protests

Conservation groups have sounded the alarm over a new Forestry Corporation compliance team that will focus heavily on logging protests in NSW.

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NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

The NSW government is under renewed pressure to get out of the business of logging native forests, as politicians, academics and environmentalists join forces.

National park closed for helicopter brumby culls

National park closed for helicopter brumby culls

Pests including deer, pigs, and thousands of brumbies NSW has to cull will be targeted in aerial shooting closing parts of a national park for six months.

Planned burns unlikely to impact gliders, court finds

Planned burns unlikely to impact gliders, court finds

The Federal Court has ruled planned burns in a Victorian forest are unlikely to significantly impact endangered possum populations in the area.

Call to close at least 30 wetlands to duck hunters

Call to close at least 30 wetlands to duck hunters

Native bird advocates are pushing for duck hunters to be banned from a number of Victorian wetlands as the hunting season approaches.

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Logging resumes on Kangaroo Island after koala deaths

Logging resumes on Kangaroo Island after koala deaths

Logging resumes on Kangaroo Island after koala deaths

Logging resumes on Kangaroo Island after koala deaths

A management plan will prevent more koalas falling to their deaths as a result of logging on Kangaroo Island, the South Australian government says.

Parrot 'stuffed' while logging continues: scientist

Parrot 'stuffed' while logging continues: scientist

Parrot 'stuffed' while logging continues: scientist

Parrot 'stuffed' while logging continues: scientist

A leading expert says Australian governments are not doing what's needed to save the swift parrot, amid a new estimate there may be just 500 left.

Researcher sounds alarm over growing dead zone

Researcher sounds alarm over growing dead zone

Researcher sounds alarm over growing dead zone

Researcher sounds alarm over growing dead zone

A picturesque bay off Brisbane is being smothered with huge volumes of sediment and urgent action is needed to rehabilitate river systems, a new study warns.

New forestry plan seeks to avoid koala free future

New forestry plan seeks to avoid koala free future

New forestry plan seeks to avoid koala free future

New forestry plan seeks to avoid koala free future

A major summit focused on how to save koalas in NSW has been told a new road map is on the way for the forestry industry.

Researcher warns of killing zones inside new koala park

Researcher warns of killing zones inside new koala park

Researcher warns of killing zones inside new koala park

Researcher warns of killing zones inside new koala park

A sprawling new koala park planned in NSW will lock in logging threats unless all timber harvesting is banned, including in plantations, researchers warn.

Fury over edited plan to save world's fastest parrot

Fury over edited plan to save world's fastest parrot

Fury over edited plan to save world's fastest parrot

Fury over edited plan to save world's fastest parrot

Scientists say a recovery plan for the fastest parrot on earth won't save it after their work was altered - allegedly to favour state-owned logging interests.

Forestry Corp fined for destroying wildlife habitat

Forestry Corp fined for destroying wildlife habitat

Forestry Corp fined for destroying wildlife habitat

Forestry Corp fined for destroying wildlife habitat

The NSW Forestry Corporation has been fined for tearing down hollow-bearing trees inside an environmentally sensitive area in NSW.

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Stonefly faces extinction after 'bad government call'

An insect with a "remarkable" life expectancy faces extinction after officials rejected an application to further protect its habitat, conservationists say.

Fatal flaws: grim warnings about fire ant program

An inquiry aired serious concerns about efforts to eradicate fire ants - a hyper-aggressive super pest that could change what it's like to live in Australia.

Logging paused amid koala deaths but solution unclear

There is concern for the future of koalas on Kangaroo Island with footage showing them falling from trees despite loggers halting operations.

Dead koala footage sparks calls for logging halt

Claims koalas are being killed in droves by logging operations on Kangaroo Island have prompted calls for an immediate halt to protect the marsupials.

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Step-in threat as state on notice over feral horse cull

A zero-tolerance approach to feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park has been flagged by the federal government if culling fails to stop environmental harm.

Taylor urged to fight for the swifties of the sky

A federal senator has urged Taylor Swift to join the life-and-death fight for swifties of the feathered kind.

Logging backflip 'won't save gliders from extinction'

Scientists and conservation groups say a backflip by the NSW environmental watchdog will do little to shield greater gliders from the effects of logging.

Ultra rare night parrot gives up secrets for survival

One of Australia's rarest birds has given up its genetic secrets and it could boost the elusive creature's chances of evading extinction.

Platypus rescue centre to be refuge for at-risk animal

The world’s largest purpose-built platypus conservation centre has opened at Taronga Western Plains Zoo, providing a refuge for up to 65 wild animals.

Event managers told to stay out of nature refuges

Scientists have told event managers to back off and keep their disruptive, showy events out of the nation's wildlife havens.

EPA backs down on 'dangerous' new logging rules in NSW

New logging rules that had experts fearing for the survival of the endangered greater glider will be revisited by the NSW environmental watchdog.

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