Science & Environment
What’s this mystery object?
Researchers have been puzzled for more than a decade about an unidentified plastic shape that keeps turning up in the stomachs of seabird chicks on Lord Howe Island.
Tag: conservation
News
Top 10 conservation conversations to inspire on Earth Day
Invest in our planet on Earth Day by listening to conservation heroes, including oceanographer Sylvia Earle and wildlife warrior Tim Faulkner, on our Talking Australia podcast.
News
Home on the range: red-tailed phascogales take a 450km journey to new digs in NSW
Fourteen locally extinct red-tailed phascogales have been reintroduced to Mallee Cliffs National Park in western NSW.
Climate
Alarming green turtle baby boom an all-female affair
The world’s largest green turtle rookery, near the tip of Australia, is only churning out girls but scientists are working on a plan to bring the boys back.
News
New colony of koalas discovered in Sydney
Heathcote National Park is home to a growing colony of koalas, much to the surprise of locals and scientists.
Fundraising
Donate and help us monitor quokka populations
Help us purchase remote cameras that will enable the continuous 24/7 monitoring of large areas of the Rottnest Island.
News
Regent honeyeater population gets a boost
Captive-bred regent honeyeaters have been released into NSW forests to boost wild populations.
News
Near-extinct Aussie birds released back into wild
Eight native birds have been released into the wild after being bred at two zoos under a program to bolster the endangered species’ declining population.
News
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.
Climate
‘Old man’ of the sea: rare, giant 400-year-old coral discovered
The 400-year-old coral structure has been named Muga dhambi.