Pre-COP push leaves Australia’s remotest territory feeling forgotten
Faced with the same challenges as their Pacific counterparts, Cocos (Keeling) Islands residents have been denied an opportunity to participate in a forum at COP31.
‘We cannot accept foxes as part of our landscape’: the plan to save Australia’s threatened wildlife
Draft national strategy accepts the wily invasive species can’t be eradicated but outlines steps to protect native animals most at risk
They dart across playgrounds on dainty paws, sneak into back yard coops to eat suburban chickens and kill more than a million native animals every day.
The European red fox – a wily invasive species – is “one of the most impactful threats” for native mammals, says Sarah Legge, a professor at Charles Darwin University and author of a new draft plan to curb their predation.
Climate crisis is coming to crush many of world’s best surf breaks, study warns
Changing tide levels, shifting sands and hardened shorelines put waves at risk, affecting more than just surfers
The climate crisis is coming for some of the world’s greatest surf breaks, submerging some as sea level rises and wiping out others as classic breaks get crushed against coastal developments.
Analysis of dozens of famous waves in world surfing reserves (WSR) found more than three-quarters were at high risk because of changing tide levels, hardened shorelines and shifting sands.
Baby flying foxes starving in numbers volunteers have never seen
Wildlife rescue volunteers are being overwhelmed by hundreds of flying fox pups born prematurely across NSW, due to a suspected starvation event.
Man fined $10k for illegal dump that left $3m clean-up bill
The illegal dump in Melbourne’s outer north prompted a significant clean-up effort, leading to criticism that environmental laws are failing to deter illegal dumping.