A 15-year-old girl has started a petition to ban plastic bags in New South Wales and is 1500 signatures away from having it debated in the NSW parliament.
The newly discovered fossil of Brindabellaspis, a fish with a platypus-like snout, reveals that coral reefs have long been evolution hotspots.
The large scale poisoning of over 130 wedge-tailed eagles has horrified the public and caused grave concerns among ecologists.
Well worth the money, working dogs are treasured companions and hard-working canines.
Classified as one of Australia’s National Landscapes, Kangaroo Island is uniquely beautiful. And now, one of the Island’s biggest threats has been eliminated.
Only two species in the group were previously described, and including one species described in South Australia, it brings the tally up to 17.
Understanding the mating and courtship behaviours of our most endangered wombats could save them from extinction, researchers say.
A number of our unique native birds and mammals are likely to disappear in the next 20 years unless Australia improves its protection of endangered species.