One of Australia’s largest feral deer species was spotted in SA’s Riverland for the first time earlier this month. While its existence is being investigated, the Invasive Species Council says it was likely transported across state lines for hunting purposes.
Environmental authorities are investigating what caused the death of a Port River dolphin, believed to be Zoom, this week after several dolphin carcasses washed up on Adelaide beaches in recent days.
Elusive creatures have previously only been seen on fishing lines and experts know ‘virtually nothing about them’
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Rare and eccentric-looking goblin sharks have been seen alive in their deep ocean habitat for the first time ever.
Prof Alan Jamieson, director of the Minderoo-UWA Deep-Sea Research Centre, said goblin sharks were a bit like the colossal squid – creatures with an almost mythological quality. They were almost never seen alive, he said, and previously only when they were accidentally hooked on a fishing line.
Imperial College scientists analysed health records before and after introduction of air pollution reduction zones
Low emission and clean air zones attract controversy whenever they are proposed, but there is growing evidence that they work in improving air quality. The Bradford zone was followed by a reduction of about 25% in GP visits for heart and breathing problems and survey data shows that the central London zone was followed by a reduction in the likelihood of a person taking sick leave.
Now analysis of health records has found emergency admissions to hospital reduced after the introduction of the T-charge and ultra-low emissions zone (Ulez) in central London.
For years, the Northern Territory government has been locked in a legal battle with Claravale Station over allegations its owners cleared hundreds of hectares without a permit. But it is not the first time the government has announced the settlement deal.