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New aerial images reveal bushfire damage in Tasmanian World Heritage Area one year on
Recovery is slow one year after devastating bushfires tore through the pristine wilderness.
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Biodiversity
Natural World Heritage sites at risk from human pressure: study
A new study led by the University of Queensland has warned that more than 100 Natural World Heritage sites are being destroyed by human activities.
Nature & Wildlife
Orange-bellied parrot baby boom brings hope
A bumper breeding season is welcome news for one of Australia’s most endangered parrots.
News
Wilderness Society to use drones to raise awareness of deforestation
An environmental organisation hopes to raise $30,000 to buy a fleet of drones to expose the scale of land clearing in Australia.
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One of the world’s smallest, rarest primates born at Taronga
Taronga Zoo in Sydney is celebrating the birth of a cotton-top tamarin, a tiny critically endangered primate native to Colombia.
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Humans killed most of Australia’s megafauna: study
What killed Australia’s megafauna? A new study has weighed in on the old debate and pointed the finger at humans to blame – but scientists remain at odds on the controversial issue.
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Ancient aboriginal settlement one step closer to World Heritage listing
One of the earliest known aquaculture systems on Earth, in south-western Victoria, is one step closer to becoming Australia’s 20th World Heritage site.
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Beware of bees: New report into stings and bites in Australia
Bees and wasps were responsible for a third of all hospitalisations due to stings and bites during 2000-2013, according to a new report.
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Queensland leopard shark makes first recorded sexual transition
Australian researchers have recorded the first instance of a shark switching from sexual to asexual reproduction.
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Sea turtle orientation mystery revealed
Early-rising sea turtles may use the Sun to find their way home, new Australian research suggests.