The swift parrot, Australia's fastest nectar-eater, is rapidly heading for extinction.
Police dog Ulrich saves missing stroke victim Herbert Bartlett
Rachel Olding Lying in long grass next to a lake, stroke victim Herbert Bartlett was barely visible to the eyes of rescue crews.
Zoos Victoria puts a price on saving animals from extinction
Lucy Battersby Saving the tiny but beautiful yellow-and-black-striped southern corroboree frog from extinction in the next five years will cost $3.7 million, and it is only one of 20 species that Zoos Victoria want to save.
NSW election 2015: Labor to ban puppies from pet shops
Eryk Bagshaw The NSW Labor party would ban the sale of puppies from pet stores if elected to government in March.Labor leader, Luke Foley, will announce the policy on Saturday along with a ban on large scale puppy farms that limits the amount of breeding dogs to ten per farm.
Quolls should replace domestic cats: Senator Leyonhjelm
Tom Decent Quolls should replace domestic cats in Australian households.
NSW State Election 2015: Stokes downplays cable logging threat
Peter Hannam The Baird government is likely to take a dim view of any proposal to trial controversial cable logging on steep slopes on the state’s North Coast, according to Environment Minister Rob Stokes.
500 pigs die from heat stress at NSW piggery
Daniel Johns Shocked workers are reeling from the discovery of 500 dead pigs at a piggery in southern NSW.
NSW state election 2015: Extend native vegetation laws, WWF says
Peter Hannam Pressure is mounting on the Baird government to support the retention of key elements of anti-landclearing laws, with claims the Native Vegetation Act is sparing more than 100,000 native animals a year
Puppy killer Nathan Thompson banned from keeping animals for 10 years
Gabriel Wingate-Pearse Kurri Kurri puppy killer Nathan Thompson has been banned from having anything to do with animals for at least 10 years.
Puppy farm raided: 36 dogs rescued near Bendigo
Allison Worrall An alleged illegal puppy farm in rural Victoria has been raided after the RSPCA uncovered squalid conditions on the property.