Conservation
Australian sandalwood facing extinction in the wild
Australian sandalwood is under threat of extinction in the wild if current over-harvesting practices continue, according to new research published......
Fires give Landcare an indigenous focus
Since the devastating fires of 2019/2020 there has been increasing interest in indigenous methiods of protecting, curating and revegetating lansdcape. ......
Gippsland locals fight to save ‘biodiversity island’
Powerful owls, gliders, orchids, lace monitor lizards and a special breed of koala, the Strezlecki koala, are being threatened by......
Platypus to soon be named as Threatened Species
New Research released today by UNSW is proposing that the Platypus be named as a nationally threatened species. The report......
Species move closer to extinction, UN report finds
Overnight the United Nations released the fifth Global Biodiversity Outlook report. Few of the targets set to meet by 2020......
New National Park Announced in NSW Plan to Save Our Koalas
Guula Ngurra National Park opened this Sunday in the NSW Southern Highlands as part of the state government strategy to......
Review Into Australia’s Environmental Protection Laws
Yesterday, an interim review into Australia’s Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 was released. According to the Independent review,......
Koalas: are they treated like national treasures?
A recent year-long parliamentary inquiry into New South Whales koalas has revealed the species are on track for extinction by 2050. Advocates......
Environmental scientists advocate for more optimism on climate change
Among the dire statistics and shock headlines, climate change science has a positive side. New research from scientists in South......
Saving Endangered Species Won’t Come Cheap – Experts
With the report on the extinction of the Bramble Cay Melomy, the first mammal to go extinct due to human-induced......