Environment
Conservation
Wet ’n’ wild: Marsh more fun predicted at wetland centre in the west
A group of volunteers in Melbourne’s west wants to build a new centre to showcase these poorly understood ecosystems, which attract hundreds of species of birds.
- by Miki Perkins
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Great Barrier Reef
Great Barrier Reef should be added to heritage ‘danger’ list: UN report
A United Nations-backed mission says Australia has failed to adequately address climate change and other key threats to the reef.
- by Mike Foley
Forrest backs tech to reveal ocean inhabitants from a bucket of water
Dr Andrew Forrest spent hours counting fish filmed underwater for research towards his PhD. He thought, there had to be a better way. And then he found it.
- by Peter Milne
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Biodiversity
‘Protection zones’ for endangered possums already logged, environment groups say
Two months ago, the Victorian government set aside 25,000 hectares of forest to protect greater glider possums. It turns out more than a dozen sites had already been logged.
- by Miki Perkins
‘Together they make a fantastic pair’: Dingo pups take up residence at Taronga
Two five-month-old dingo pups, Kep Kep and Warada, are the newest residents at Taronga Zoo - and their keepers say they are as friendly as they look.
- by James Lemon
‘Fundamentally broken’: Biodiversity offset scheme needs overhaul, government report finds
The NSW upper house committee’s findings raise concerns the scheme is failing to deliver any meaningful protection for animals and habitats.
- by Laura Chung
This magnificent wetland was barren and bone-dry. Three years of rain brought it back to life
In 2019, the Macquarie Marshes were barren. Now, after record rains, waterbirds and frogs have returned in their thousands. See the difference.
- by Angus Dalton and Nick Moir
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Biodiversity
A sick turtle and a forgotten reef: The story that has become a social media sensation
Norfolk Island has a population of 2300. But the story of how it has rallied to save a young green turtle has attracted 10 million visitors to a Facebook page.
- by Julie Power
Save the song, save the species: Rescuing the sound of the Aussie bush
Taronga Zoo has revolutionised the way it raises the critically endangered regent honeyeaters, based on research that shows zoo-bred males sing differently from their wild counterparts, potentially slashing their chances to survive and breed.
- by Angus Dalton
Tooth marks and dorsal fins: Understanding Sydney’s dolphins
Researchers hope a new citizen science project will help them understand the needs and behaviours of the dolphins that frequent Sydney Harbour.
- by Billie Eder
The potential devastation facing the world’s only ‘pure’ Ligurian bee population
Kangaroo Island had been a sanctuary for Ligurian honeybees for more than a century when the 2019-20 bushfires hit. Will the varroa mite deliver a new sting?
- by Mark Dapin