Wildlife
What do we stand to lose as species go extinct?
Have you ever wondered what would happen to humans if we keep losing species? The answers are as compelling as they are galvanising.
Tag: conservation
News
Largest ever: 50 eastern quolls released back into the wild on mainland Australia
Conservation organisation Aussie Ark has returned 50 endangered eastern quolls to a protected, wild sanctuary in the Barrington Tops, NSW.
News
New South Wales government lists koala as endangered
Koalas have been listed as an endangered species in NSW with government acknowledging there is a significant risk the marsupials could become extinct.
News
Extinct by 2041 – 63 native species we simply can’t give up on
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.
Wildlife
Helping our northern hairy-nosed wombat back from the brink of extinction
There are only 315 northern hairy-nosed wombats surviving in the wild. Here’s how you can help the world’s most endangered large marsupial.
History & Culture
The Dog Fence: what future for this iconic but contentious barrier?
Carving a corrosive path through remote inland Australia, the Dingo Barrier Fence has cast a 70-year shadow over the ecology of a significant body of the Australian continent, while also providing a critical lifeline to the nation’s iconic sheep industry.
Science & Environment
What’s this mystery object?
Researchers have been puzzled for more than a decade about an unidentified plastic shape that keeps turning up in the stomachs of seabird chicks on Lord Howe Island.
News
Top 10 conservation conversations to inspire on Earth Day
Invest in our planet on Earth Day by listening to conservation heroes, including oceanographer Sylvia Earle and wildlife warrior Tim Faulkner, on our Talking Australia podcast.
News
Home on the range: red-tailed phascogales take a 450km journey to new digs in NSW
Fourteen locally extinct red-tailed phascogales have been reintroduced to Mallee Cliffs National Park in western NSW.
Wildlife
Alarming green turtle baby boom an all-female affair
The world’s largest green turtle rookery, near the tip of Australia, is only churning out girls but scientists are working on a plan to bring the boys back.