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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.

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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

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.

Doctor arrested at blockade targeting Forestry Corp

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

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.

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NSW Forestry Corp sorry for destroying protected trees

NSW Forestry Corp sorry for destroying protected trees

NSW Forestry Corp sorry for destroying protected trees

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

Forestry contractor fined $79,000 for koala cruelty

Forestry contractor fined $79,000 for koala cruelty

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.

Pumbah rounds on parliament in defence of dingoes

Pumbah rounds on parliament in defence of dingoes

Pumbah rounds on parliament in defence of dingoes

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

Forestry Corporation hit with stop work order over dens

Forestry Corporation hit with stop work order over dens

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

Watchdog details allegations against NSW Forestry Corp

Watchdog details allegations against NSW Forestry Corp

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

Daytime search for nocturnal glider sparks new rules

Daytime search for nocturnal glider sparks new rules

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

Threatened species list grows as bushfire season looms

Threatened species list grows as bushfire season looms

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.

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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.

Rare white platypus spotted, but it's not an albino

A researcher has shared extraordinary images of a rare white platypus spotted in a NSW stream.

Marvellous mammals shine bright in the right light

Australian researchers have shown that for the air-breathing, milk-producing, live-birthing mammals of the world, glowing under ultraviolet light is common.

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The Cruel Sea to rock and roll for wildlife benefit gig

Australian rock mainstays The Cruel Sea are playing their first gig in more than a decade to help raise funds for a mobile animal hospital facing closure.

Citizen scientists asked to help unpack platypus enigma

Ecologists want Australians to look for platypuses in their local rivers and creeks to help plug knowledge gaps about the declining species.

Salmon farmers at odds with destock call to save skate

Tasmania's salmon industry is resisting advice to destock pens in a harbour in order to save an ancient fish on the brink of extinction.

Threatened species list just got a whole lot longer

Dozens of plants and animals have been added to Australia's long list of threatened species, with 14 catapulting into the critically endangered category.

Plan to shield native species from threat posed by cats

The federal government has released a new plan that aims to stop feral and pet cats from driving more native species to extinction.

Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east

Another marine heatwave is about to hit the waters off south east Australia and there are some lessons about what might be in store from an earlier event.

Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay

Once plentiful oysters are now functionally extinct in Brisbane's Moreton Bay but scientists say a volunteer group is onto something that could change that.

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