News
Extinct Australian birds increase by 25%
One bird species and five sub-species are now confirmed extinct following a long absence of sightings.
Tag: conservation
News
Dugongs being poached for meat, MP claims
Dugongs are being hunted for an illegal meat trade in Queensland’s far north, says a shadow cabinet minister.
News
Fossils clues may save endangered marsupial
An innovative new project is using evidence from the fossil record to help save the mountain pygmy possum from climate change.
Nature & Wildlife
High-altitude rescue effort launched
The AG Society has launched a huge fundraiser to help one of Australia’s most threatened marsupials.
News
Drones watch over WA marine life
Unnmaned military aircraft are being used to track whales and dugongs in Shark Bay.
News
Shark attack survivors unite to save sharks
Shark victims, including Aussie navy diver Paul de Gelder, have come together to help protect the predators.
Nature & Wildlife
Searching for the marsupial mole
An AG-sponsored expedition used hidden microphones and dug down below the Simpson Desert to find these native oddities.
Nature & Wildlife
The marsupial mole: an enduring enigma
Sightings of the strange little desert creatures are so infrequent that we know virtually nothing about them.
News
Aboriginal hunting practices threatened
As native species decline and traditional practices are lost, Aboriginal hunting is becoming unsustainable, says a report.
Science & Environment
Pay the tropics to reverse deforestation
Australian conservationist William Lawrence says there’s an easy way to stop the razing of the rainforests.