Expert says two whales spotted swimming up Brisbane River likely escaping mating male
In a rare and unexpected sight, two mammoth humpback whales have been spotting swimming up the Brisbane River.
Call for tougher policing of Scottish grouse moors on eve of ‘Glorious Twelfth’
For first time, moors must hold licence under regime aiming to reduce unlawful killing of birds of prey by gamekeepers
Wildlife campaigners are calling for even tougher policing of Scottish grouse moors on the eve of this year’s “Glorious Twelfth”, which marks the legal start of the grouse shooting season.
On Monday 12 August moors across the British uplands will echo to the sound of shotguns and estate vehicles.
Three fish from same outback spring among 13 species added to Australia’s threatened list
The Dalhousie goby, catfish and hardyhead, all located in a freshwater spring in outback South Australia, join a threatened species list growing larger by the year.
It looks like a cross between a koala and a possum – and it’s in big trouble, Australian conservationists say
Queensland Conservation Council is urging the state government to protect the endangered greater glider population as logging continues
There is “damning evidence” of logging occurring close to endangered greater glider populations, conservationists say as they call on the Queensland government to urgently act on a promise to create a park to protect the species.
Volunteers used drones in July to film logging in St Mary state forest near Maryborough, about three km from where gliders had been seen.
‘It was a lot’: Noisy bats send Aussie diplomats flying
The screeching of flying mammals has been driving some diplomats batty. But after years of reaching for ear plugs and complaint forms, a good night’s sleep may have finally arrived.