Most Australians (97%) want more action to protect nature, even if they don’t know the full extent of the biodiversity crisis. That’s the startling finding emerging from a national survey of 4000 voters.
Here’s some good conservation news: 29 threatened Aussie animal species are back from the brink.
Early last year, a report by 38 ecologists and climate change experts warned that Australian ecosystems were already collapsing en masse and called for a radical rethink of how we approach nature conservation.
Australia’s extinction record is abysmal, and the best way to stop it is to identify the species at greatest risk. Meet them here and find out how you can help.
We are witnessing the loss of biodiversity at rates never before seen in human history.
It’s funny to name species after celebrities, but there’s a serious side too
New research tracking glow-in-the-dark geckos has shown that isolated trees and the right crop direction could help improve biodiversity in agricultural landscapes.
We know very little about Australia’s most threatened plants.
The Earth is full of many varied species from the largest mammals to the tiniest organisms. But we now think there could be ten times more species than was originally thought.
Studying these gorgeous little possums will help scientists understand why south-west WA is a biodiversity hot-spot