Tag: conservation

Surveillance aircraft and vessels are spotting, tagging and removing deadly discarded fishing nets in the ocean off northern Australia.

The iconic platypus hasn’t been seen in the Royal National Park since the 1970s. Next year, the first group of 10 will be reintroduced.

Coal pit closed seven years ago is still emitting as much climate pollution as 33,000 cars, Conservation Foundation claims.

State’s newly announced $2-billion investment in renewable energy will tackle climate change, which is the greatest threat to the Reef’s future.

But conservation body warns that the new e-monitoring program will cover only part of the Australian Fishing Zone and needs to be extended.

Proposed Central Queensland Coal Mine is only 10km from Reef and could threated important habitats, conservationists say.

Conservation movement welcomes SA officially becoming the first State or Territory in Australia to ban plastic drinking straws and cutlery.

Two sniffer dogs can now turn a six-week disease-detection process into a matter of seconds as they fight to eradicate the kauri dieback fungus.

A busy road in a New Zealand city has been closed for a month to ensure a mother sea lion and her youngster can travel to the beach in safety.

Conservation body praises Government for ending the practice of shifting nation’s plastic burden elsewhere, but laws won’t solve problem.

More than 2,600 coral fragments are being attached to a web of 165 hexagonal, sand-coated frames to form a healthy area of new reef.

Experts say the country’s last remaining native guava trees may be as good as dead.

OPINION & ANALYSIS: What the Adani Carmichael mine would mean for Queensland, Australia and the world if it goes ahead.

Australian Government approves a new black coal mine but farmers argue it could be taking food from Australians' mouths.

Australia's "brave stance" on lions hailed as victory by anti-hunting advocates.

The Australian government is currently awaiting a response to a proposal it has presented to the international community, which would create protected marine areas in East Antarctica and establish reserves that would ban fishing and hunting.