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Horses invaluable for tracking bilbies
Horses have proven invaluable for helping to track elusive bilbies in Western Australia.
Tag: conservation
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Kimberley area gets indigenous protection
A new reserve managed by traditional owners will one day protect 26,000 sq. km of Kimberley wilderness.
Adventure
Desert channels: heart of Australia
The desert channel country of western Queensland is a region of historical geography and great beauty.
News
Koalas to feel the heat with climate change
A Senate inquiry has been told that the koala needs national protection to help shield it from climate change.
News
Kimberley could lose 45 species in 20 years
A staggering number of species in this Western Australian wilderness are at threat if action is not taken.
News
Bob Brown gives away his green sanctuary
Greens leader and defender of Australian wilderness donates property he’s owned for 38 years to conservation charity.
Wildlife
Genetically pure dingoes face extinction
Dingoes are often reviled by farmers, but their interbreeding with domestic dogs could send them to extinction.
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Say goodbye to Sydney’s colony of bats
A huge colony of 22,000 flying foxes will be evicted from Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens after a lost court appeal.
News
Cassowaries hit hard by cyclone aftermath
Endangered cassowaries are struggling to find food in the wake of last week’s Cyclone Yasi.
News
Value of national parks confirmed
National parks are one of few strategies actively helping to save species from extinction, says a new study.