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Plan to shoot reptiles with rubber bullets is no croc

Plan to shoot reptiles with rubber bullets is no croc

Rubber bullets may be used in a trial to drive crocodiles away from a central Queensland city under a revised management plan launched by the state government.

NSW could lose hundreds of species, grim report warns

NSW could lose hundreds of species, grim report warns

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.

Rare handfish returned to wild after heatwave 'rescue'

Rare handfish returned to wild after heatwave 'rescue'

Rare handfish returned to wild after heatwave 'rescue'

Rare handfish returned to wild after heatwave 'rescue'

Incredibly rare red handfish rescued from waters off Tasmania to protect the species from a marine heatwave have been released again into the wild.

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Reef in crisis: scientists despair as corals perish

Reef in crisis: scientists despair as corals perish

Scientists from three research stations on the Great Barrier Reef have shared sobering accounts of the damage inflicted by the latest marine heatwave.

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

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

Dodging polar bears and scoffing butter on Arctic trek

Dodging polar bears and scoffing butter on Arctic trek

A glaciologist from subtropical Queensland is about to embark on an epic Arctic trek that combines science, adventure and an obscene amount of butter.

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Four-metre croc euthanised after boy's body found

Four-metre croc euthanised after boy's body found

Four-metre croc euthanised after boy's body found

Four-metre croc euthanised after boy's body found

Wildlife officers have euthanised a four-metre crocodile days after a 16-year-old boy's body was found in mangroves on a far north Queensland island.

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal cash to help protect treasured wetlands

Federal government funds will be used to improve shorebird habitats in wetlands at the mouth of the River Murray in South Australia.

Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists despair as even deep corals cook

Scientists are rattled over the latest bleaching event on the Great Barrier Reef, saying it will not survive the ongoing exploitation of fossil fuels.

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

NSW govt faces fresh assault over native forest logging

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.

Anger as trigger to be pulled on duck hunting season

Anger as trigger to be pulled on duck hunting season

Anger as trigger to be pulled on duck hunting season

Anger as trigger to be pulled on duck hunting season

Animal rights advocates have doubled-down on concerns for endangered birds in Victorian wetlands ahead of the start of duck hunting season.

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching hits 75 per cent of Great Barrier Reef

Coral bleaching driven by climate change has hit three quarters of the Great Barrier Reef as the federal government continues to fight an in-danger listing.

Volkswagen to test car tech to make kangaroos go jump

Volkswagen to test car tech to make kangaroos go jump

Volkswagen to test car tech to make kangaroos go jump

Volkswagen to test car tech to make kangaroos go jump

Australian-made car technology that will play sounds kangaroos don't like will be tested in motion after receiving university approval.

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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

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

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

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

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Hairy poo unmasked as nation's newest creepy-crawly

A striking beetle that has a glamorous furry coat has been discovered in the forests behind the Gold Coast's busy beaches.

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

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

Cousins promises all-out campaign to end native logging

Businessman and environmental activist Geoff Cousins expects a public campaign to end native forest logging in NSW to be an easy sell.

Fire ants could cost 'half a COVID' every year

Analysts have offered a staggering new assessment of what Australia could lose to fire ants.

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.

More evidence of extensive summer bleaching on reef

Helicopter surveys have revealed extensive coral bleaching at almost 50 sites on the southern Great Barrier Reef.

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