Wildlife
Hunting, fishing and farming remain biggest threats to wildlife
Climate change gets a lot of the spotlight when it comes to saving wildlife. But bigger threats remain.
Tag: endangered species
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Breeding program ups the ante to save devils
Devil Ark plans to double its Tassie devil insurance population by 2020 to save the species from extinction.
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Vulnerable to endangered: whale sharks one step closer to extinction
With whale shark numbers more than halving in the last 75 years, urgent conservation action is needed.
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Endangered Aussie bird bouncing back
Renewed hope for one of Australia’s most critically endangered birds after several spotted in Victoria.
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AG Nature Photographer of the Year 2016: Threatened species shortlist
In this category, we asked for photos of flora or fauna that have been deemed threatened, rare, vulnerable or endangered. This shortlist is a reminder of how many beautiful animals face extinction if we do not act. These photos will be exhibited at the South Australian Museum in Adelaide (18 August to 3 October) and the Australian Museum in Sydney (19 August to 9 October).
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Locally extinct bird ‘rediscovered’ after 178 years
It’s estimated 99 per cent of all species that have ever existed on Earth are now extinct, but for some, the term is revoked after being rediscovered decades – or even centuries – later.
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Rock wallabies airlifted to new home
Yesterday, 23 threatened back-flanked rock wallabies were relocated by plane to a new home in Western Australia.
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Western quolls released into Flinders Ranges
The final batch of 15 western quolls has been released in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges National Park after an absence of more than a century.
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Quolls off to promising start in Kakadu
Cane toads all but wiped them out, but quolls are now being returned to the landscape with the skills to survive.