Small island makes big effort in caring for environment
Pristine coral reefs in East Timor are naturally buffered due to their location, but residents on a small island are also doing their bit for the environment.
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Senate to probe efforts to eradicate fire ants
The Senate will investigate Australia's efforts to squash invasive fire ants, amid claims a national eradication program hasn't been given the cash it needs.
Warming climate gives reef devouring starfish a leg up
Scientists have more bad news for the Great Barrier Reef - baby crown-of-thorns starfish are very good at dealing with the heat climate change is dishing out.
NSW must allow aerial culling of brumbies: inquiry
A federal inquiry says NSW must allow the aerial culling of brumbies in the Australian Alps, saying they pose an immediate extinction risk for native species.
‘Extinction risk’: federal backing for feral horse cull
A federal inquiry says NSW must allow the aerial culling of brumbies in the Australian Alps, saying they pose an immediate extinction risk for native species.
Watchdog hits back at Forestry Corp over glider search
Forestry authorities say they met all necessary requirements when they held daytime searches for an endangered nocturnal glider before logging a NSW forest.
Major new threat to Great Barrier Reef identified
Yet another serious threat to the Great Barrier Reef has emerged - invisible flows of groundwater that are dumping harmful nutrients into the fragile ecosystem.
Australia doing a poor job of protecting unique plants
Australia is doing a very poor job of working out if its unique plants are in danger of extinction, scientists warn.
Forestry Corp looked for nocturnal glider at daytime
A harvesting ban has been extended in a NSW forest after authorities said the Forestry Corporation failed to identify den trees for an endangered glider.
Declining dugongs add to Great Barrier Reef alarm
Dugong populations are shrinking along a vast stretch of the Great Barrier Reef and it's been happening for almost 20 years, scientists say.
Dugongs in steady decline along Great Barrier Reef
Dugong numbers are shrinking over a vast area of the Great Barrier Reef and it's been happening for almost 20 years, scientists say.
Australia signs global treaty to protect the high seas
Conservationists are praising Australia's leadership after it signed a new pact to protect the parts of the global ocean that don't belong to any country.
Minister faces court over coal mines’ climate harms
A small conservation group is challenging Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek in court, arguing she failed to adequately consider fossil fuel harms to nature.
Fire ants invade Qld islands, raising fears for K’gari
There are fears fire ants could invade World Heritage-listed K'gari after 130 nests were found on another large sand island off Brisbane.
Australia granted more time to address reef threats
The World Heritage Committee has confirmed it won't yet list the Great Barrier Reef as in-danger but Australia's guardianship remains under close scrutiny.
Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system
The CSIRO is testing a new system on the Great Barrier Reef that could one day pump out water quality forecasts, much like weather reports.
Citizen scientists asked to help unpack platypus enigma
Ecologists want Australians to look for platypuses in their local rivers and creeks to help plug knowledge gaps about the declining species.
Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres
Tiny toxic particles from tyres are polluting the stormwater that flows into Australian waterways, but scientists say there are simple solutions available.
Plan to shield native species from threat posed by cats
The federal government has released a new plan that aims to stop feral and pet cats from driving more native species to extinction.
Invaders top threat to Australia’s native treasures
A landmark international report has detailed the extraordinary toll invasive species are taking on ecosystem health worldwide, and Australia is no exception.
Alien invaders driving destruction of nature worldwide
A landmark international report has detailed the extraordinary toll invasive species are taking on ecosystem health worldwide and Australia is no exception.
Off-the-scale marine heatwave forecast for south east
Another marine heatwave is about to hit the waters off south east Australia and there are some lessons about what might be in store from an earlier event.
NSW govt under fire as trees fall in koala heartland
Conservationists and the timber industry aren't often on the same page but there's plenty of shared hostility over the NSW government's vague koala park plan.
Call to arms to tackle national invasion of feral deer
Most of Australia could be invaded by feral deer without coordinated efforts to control and cull them, the first national plan of attack warns.
Oyster lovers on epic mission to restock Queensland bay
Once plentiful oysters are now functionally extinct in Brisbane's Moreton Bay but scientists say a volunteer group is onto something that could change that.
Bleaching halts coral recovery on Great Barrier Reef
Hard coral recovery has paused on most of the Great Barrier Reef thanks to a mass bleaching event in 2022, which should have been a cooler year for sea life.
Push to end native logging ahead of Labor policy parley
Conservation groups are seizing on the upcoming national Labor conference to push for the government to adopt a policy banning native logging and land clearing.
DNA tests expose scale of sham seafood sales
Australian seafood lovers are frequently being swindled, with more than 10 per cent of produce something other than what's on the label, a study shows.
Court asked to halt logging in fire-hit koala habitat
A NSW court will be asked to halt logging in two fire-hit forests, with advocates saying koalas are only just starting to recover from the Black Summer blazes.
Diehard explorer sets sail on two-year climate crusade
Australian explorer Geoff Wilson and his son are about to begin a two-year, net-zero odyssey to record how climate change is hurting the world's wildest areas.
Soil ban in force to stop fire ant spread into NSW
Fire ant spread will be worse than rabbits, cane toads, foxes and feral cats combined, the Invasive Species Council says as biosecurity controls are triggered.