Biodiversity
Fishers, divers help track marine species
A new national tracking program will allow fishers, divers and beachgoers to help track marine species.
Category: Nature & Wildlife
Nature & Wildlife
Animal Olympics: the world’s wildlife winners
Thousands of athletes are competing in the Rio Olympics, but which animals are really the world’s fastest and strongest?
Nature & Wildlife
Gallery: Canada’s grizzly bear
Want to see bears up close? Forget the zoo, pack your bags and head to British Columbia.
Nature & Wildlife
Sex makes squid exhausted, say scientists
Australia’s dumpling squid are unable to swim after bouts of mating, increasing their risk of being eaten by predators.
Biodiversity
Aboriginal desert reserve bigger than Tasmania
A new Indigenous Protected Area in the NT is the largest piece of land ever put aside for conservation in Australia.
Biodiversity
Devil tumour disease a parasite, say experts
The infectious cancer afflicting Tasmanian devils displays many of the properties of a parasitic organism.
Biodiversity
Gunnedah may hold key to reversing koala decline
Home to one of the only growing koala populations in NSW, Gunnedah shows that land restoration can be a win-win.
Biodiversity
Galapagos tortoise Lonesome George dies
At about 100 years old, Lonesome George, the world’s rarest tortoise, dies – putting an end to his species.
Awards
Conservationist of the year: Bookend Trust
Niall Doran, on behalf of the Bookend Trust, accepts the AG Society’s Conservationist of the Year award.
Awards
Young Conservationist of the Year: Kim Hands
Kim Hands, from the Stop the Toad Foundation, wins the AG Society’s Young Conservationist of the Year award.