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'Like winning Eurovision': interpretive dance scientist

'Like winning Eurovision': interpretive dance scientist

A Sydney-based biologist has taken out a global award that asks scientists to harness the power of interpretive dance to convey complex research.

First reports of severe coral bleaching on reef

First reports of severe coral bleaching on reef

First reports of severe coral bleaching on reef

First reports of severe coral bleaching on reef

Corals are dying from severe bleaching around the Keppel Islands on the Great Barrier Reef, scientists say.

Dingoes put the bite on more tourists on Qld island

Dingoes put the bite on more tourists on Qld island

Dingoes put the bite on more tourists on Qld island

Dingoes put the bite on more tourists on Qld island

Dingoes are continuing to terrorise tourists on the Queensland island of K'gari, with two more bitten in separate attacks.

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Logging backflip 'won't save gliders from extinction'

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

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.

Event managers told to stay out of nature refuges

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

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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Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

Clear milk bottle lids a win for obsessive bowerbirds

The satin bowerbird's obsession with the colour blue can sometimes be deadly but a change in milk packaging could help save the showy bird.

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

Glider experts left out, fearful of logging changes

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.

Ultra rare, grumpy fish gets a hand in extinction fight

Ultra rare, grumpy fish gets a hand in extinction fight

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

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

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.

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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.

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'

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

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

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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

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

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

'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

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.

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