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Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Australia's leading experts on endangered greater gliders weren't consulted before logging rules were changed in NSW.

Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Logging changes put gliders in peril, experts warn

Greater glider ecologists say the endangered species is in deeper trouble after NSW's watchdog for nature changed the rules that apply to logging.

Australia sends reef health update to UNESCO

Australia sends reef health update to UNESCO

Australia sends reef health update to UNESCO

Australia sends reef health update to UNESCO

Australia has submitted a progress report to UNESCO as part of ongoing efforts to ward off an in-danger listing for the Great Barrier Reef.

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Ultra rare, grumpy fish gets a hand in extinction fight

Ultra rare, grumpy fish gets a hand in extinction fight

A precious haul of incredibly rare red handfish are making themselves at home after extinction fears sparked a rescue mission off Tasmania.

Spider webs help scientists unravel secrets of the wild

Spider webs help scientists unravel secrets of the wild

Researchers have worked out that spider webs are gold mines of information when it comes to the difficult job of understanding where animals live.

Forestry Corp backs away from logging in glider habitat

Forestry Corp backs away from logging in glider habitat

Conservationists are claiming a win in the battle to protect the endangered greater glider's habitat, but say the war is far from over.

Endangered ancient fish die in captive breeding program

Endangered ancient fish die in captive breeding program

Scientists fighting to save Tasmania's ancient Maugean skate from extinction say some have died in a captive breeding program.

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Croc shock as reptile found cooped up in chook pen

Croc shock as reptile found cooped up in chook pen

Croc shock as reptile found cooped up in chook pen

Croc shock as reptile found cooped up in chook pen

A crocodile has been discovered in a backyard chicken coop after it was mistaken for a goanna by a Queensland family, prompting warnings from wildlife experts.

Asian toad pest found in Victoria a 'serious threat'

Asian toad pest found in Victoria a 'serious threat'

Asian toad pest found in Victoria a 'serious threat'

Asian toad pest found in Victoria a 'serious threat'

Melburnians have been urged to look out for the deadly Asian black-spined toad after a resident found one while taking an afternoon walk on Boxing Day.

Fisherman's lucky escape as crocodile leaps into tinnie

Fisherman's lucky escape as crocodile leaps into tinnie

Fisherman's lucky escape as crocodile leaps into tinnie

Fisherman's lucky escape as crocodile leaps into tinnie

Wildlife officers are on the lookout for a potentially dangerous crocodile after it reportedly leapt onto a small boat while a man was fishing.

Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

Grand lighthouse gets $2m makeover after cocky attack

A historic lighthouse in South Australia has had a $2 million refurbishment after cockatoos with a hankering for salt nibbled at its historic brickwork.

Migration boost for critically endangered parrot

Migration boost for critically endangered parrot

Migration boost for critically endangered parrot

Migration boost for critically endangered parrot

More than 80 migratory orange-bellied parrots have been recorded returning to breeding grounds in Tasmania - the highest number in some 15 years.

Crims in sight as new tech blocks wildlife trafficking

Crims in sight as new tech blocks wildlife trafficking

Crims in sight as new tech blocks wildlife trafficking

Crims in sight as new tech blocks wildlife trafficking

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek wants the book thrown at criminals who attempt to traffic Australian wildlife.

'Social nature' may have contributed to whale stranding

'Social nature' may have contributed to whale stranding

'Social nature' may have contributed to whale stranding

'Social nature' may have contributed to whale stranding

The stranding of 34 pilot whales on Tasmania's east coast could have been a result of the species' highly social nature, an expert says.

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Doctor arrested at blockade targeting Forestry Corp

Protesters are blocking access to the headquarters of the NSW Forestry Corporation over high-level concerns about its conduct in native forests.

Australian animal fears as bird flu hits the Antarctic

Australia is preparing for a bird flu onslaught that could do untold harm to native species, as scientists wait to see what will happen in Antarctica.

NSW Forestry Corp sorry for destroying protected trees

The NSW Forestry Corporation has apologised for destroying 17 protected trees in a state forest, and will fund compensatory projects worth $500,000.

Forestry contractor fined $79,000 for koala cruelty

A contractor has been fined for causing the pain, suffering and deaths of dozens of koalas, after bulldozing habitat on a property in south west Victoria.

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Pumbah rounds on parliament in defence of dingoes

Pumbah the domesticated dingo has made a special trip to Canberra as defenders of the native species work to stop them from being shot and poisoned.

Forestry Corporation hit with stop work order over dens

The Forestry Corporation of NSW has been slapped with a new stop work order, amid concerns about efforts to protect endangered greater gliders.

Watchdog details allegations against NSW Forestry Corp

A state-owned forestry corporation has been accused of failing to properly search a forest for the endangered greater glider before logging its habitat.

Daytime search for nocturnal glider sparks new rules

NSW's environmental watchdog is rewriting search rules after the Forestry Corporation looked for an endangered nocturnal glider during the day.

Threatened species list grows as bushfire season looms

More than 20 plants and animals have been added to the government's threatened species list as politicians look ahead to another challenging bushfire season.

The hidden disease killing Australia's wombats

Mange affects almost all wombat populations across NSW and when it takes hold it causes an immune reaction that can be fatal to the short-legged marsupials.

Sanctuary rises from the ashes of Black Summer fires

A wildlife sanctuary is bringing native species back with man-made homes but its owner fears for animals in barren bushfire zones where nothing's being done.

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