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These new ‘flat-pack’ homes are made to protect wildlife from bushfire aftermath
A cardboard housing estate on a headland in Sydney could prove a game-changer for native animals that lose their natural homes in bushfires.
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Science & Environment
Eucalyptus and the ancient kingdom of fire
Author Ashley Hay tells the story of why the eucalyptus tree has defined a continent for millennia.
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Koalas in rapid decline around Australia
The Australian Koala Foundation says the nation’s most iconic marsupial is in rapid decline with populations diminishing in every region.
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Real estate boom for furry friends after Black Summer
Threatened species affected by the 2019–20 bushfires are setting up home in purpose-built nesting boxes on the NSW north coast.
Science & Environment
Watch raptors use smouldering sticks to spread bushfires and corner prey
Firehawks – the back kite, whistling kite, and brown falcon – pick up smoldering grass and sticks from raging bushfires and transport them up to a kilometre away, cornering their prey.
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Scientists venture deep into Victorian forest to secure future for giant burrowing frog
There’s hope for the giant burrowing frog after Melbourne Zoo successfully collected tadpoles to begin a breeding program.
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Waves of dead animals washing up after NSW floods
Wildlife populations hard-hit by bushfire and drought have been dealt another blow, with recent flooding tipped to wipe out even more animals.
Science & Environment
Don’t forget about the little guys: invertebrates of Kangaroo Island struggle to bounce back
You’ve heard about the surviving glossy black cockatoos and koalas of Kangaroo Island, but what of its smaller inhabitants?
Science & Environment
A wallaby homecoming: rare rock-wallabies rescued from bushfires return home
A critical population of rare rock-wallabies rescued from the flames of the Black Summer fires is finally returned home safely.
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Forests fight back after bushfire infernos
An expert review of forest recovery science has found 70 per cent of plant species within eucalypt forests survive bushfires.