Conservation scientists have expressed concern over the genetic health of the last population of lowland Leadbeater's possums, after a fatally diseased possum arrived at Healesville Sanctuary from the wild and died. It's the third consecutive year that a wild animal, selected because of its apparent health and value to the captive breeding program, has died.
Invisible frogs a reality, Melbourne researchers say
It sounds like it belongs in a mystical novel, but frog invisibility is very real.
Fears proposed land clearing changes put threatened species at risk
Environmental laws that protect threatened species and limit how farmers clear native bush will be rewritten, prompting fears from conservationists that vulnerable plants and animals are under attack.
TAMS expects more vandalism during the kangaroo cull season
The Animal Defenders Office, the community legal centre that represented Animal Liberation ACT’s unsuccessful challenge of the kangaroo cull in the ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal, has declined to condemn the vandalism at the Parks and Conservation depot on Tuesday.
Vandals hit Parks and Conservation depot to protest kangaroo cull
Vandals left a note calling for an end to the kangaroo cull when they slashed tyres and broke the windscreens of 10 cars at a government depot in Farrer.
Tiger quolls found in Watagan Mountains
Animal cruelty activists targeted by tough new biosecurity measures
Activists who break into farms to secretly film suspected animal cruelty are being targeted by tough new biosecurity measures, triggering fears severe abuse will remain hidden.
Feral pigs' appetite for mayhem turns properties into sties
They aren't quite flying, but feral pigs are crossing major roads and even swimming through rivers as they invade Sydney's suburbs.
Anglers warned to look out for illegal yabby traps in ACT waterways
Canberra anglers have been urged to look out for illegal yabby traps which have been spotted in territory tackle shops, and pose a serious threat to native wildlife.
Best flock to the Royal Canberra National Poultry Show
From covered in feathers to seemingly covered in fluff, the varied and sometimes surprising-looking members of the poultry world flocked to EPIC yesterday with the aim of being judged best in show.
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‘I could strangle or shoot you’
MAN alleged to have fired a gun at a shooting companion after argument.