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Tasmanian tiger too weak to hunt sheep
Tasmanian tigers had skulls too weak to hunt much more than possums, according to new research.
Tag: endangered species
Wildlife
Genetically pure dingoes face extinction
Dingoes are often reviled by farmers, but their interbreeding with domestic dogs could send them to extinction.
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Detention centre threatens endangered parrot
A population of Carnaby’s cockatoos may have their habitat destroyed if a detention centre goes ahead.
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Hidden populations of mountain pygmy possum found
New populations of the critically endangered mountain pygmy possum have scientists excited.
Wildlife
The ghost birds of Norfolk Island
Ghostbuster Guy Dutson goes in search of long-lost birds from Norfolk Island’s past.
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Fossils clues may save endangered marsupial
An innovative new project is using evidence from the fossil record to help save the mountain pygmy possum from climate change.
Wildlife
High-altitude rescue effort launched
The AG Society has launched a huge fundraiser to help one of Australia’s most threatened marsupials.
Wildlife
For the love of sharks
Tim Winton campaigns for turtles, dugongs and whales. He’s now taken on his toughest customer.
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‘Extinct’ waterlily back from the dead
The world’s smallest waterlily is flourishing in captivity after it was found to be extinct in the wild in 2008.
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River red gums gain new protection
100,000 hectares of river red gum forests will now be protected under NSW government legislation.