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This tiny sugar glider needs help, but carers are stretched to breaking point

This tiny sugar glider needs help, but carers are stretched to breaking point

Wildlife rescuers have fielded almost a call a minute, and some services are reducing their hours, as demand soars for help for injured wildlife.

  • by Bianca Hall and Margaret Gordon

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State loggers admit to ‘very serious offence’ in felling a hectare of national park forest

State loggers admit to ‘very serious offence’ in felling a hectare of national park forest

The state forestry body also reported a $29 million loss in its hardwood division for 2023–24, and a productivity report has found the industry is economically unviable.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How the death of one kangaroo could leave Tracy with a criminal conviction
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How the death of one kangaroo could leave Tracy with a criminal conviction

The Blue Mountains artist has cared for hundreds of injured kangaroos as a WIRES volunteer. She stands accused of animal cruelty for allegedly failing to provide veterinary treatment.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Floored falcon soars again after skyscraper rescue, rehab

Floored falcon soars again after skyscraper rescue, rehab

One of the fledglings that hatched this year in Melbourne’s CBD has been released into the wild after a dramatic rescue and rehabilitation.

  • by Cassandra Morgan
A national park would be good for koalas. What about the humans?

A national park would be good for koalas. What about the humans?

In the stretch of coast and hinterland from Kempsey to Grafton, the fates of thousands of people hinge for better or worse on the NSW government’s imminent decision about the Great Koala National Park.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Plibersek made a vow on environmental reforms. Albanese has put that at risk

Plibersek made a vow on environmental reforms. Albanese has put that at risk

It appears the prime minister has put Labor’s political survival ahead of the survival of Australia’s endangered species

  • by Nick O'Malley and Bianca Hall
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The 99-year-old artist and the $4.9 million roadblock: Breakthrough for Sydney coastal walk

The 99-year-old artist and the $4.9 million roadblock: Breakthrough for Sydney coastal walk

Ellen Waugh loved her home so much she wanted others to enjoy the nearby coast and views, but she was determined to keep on living there until the end.

  • by Julie Power
‘Chaos’: Parks Victoria under review as national parks promises broken

‘Chaos’: Parks Victoria under review as national parks promises broken

Speculation is rife within the sector that, at the end of the review process, Parks Victoria could be folded into the environment department.

  • by Bianca Hall and Benjamin Preiss
Record fine for farmer who illegally bulldozed woodland

Record fine for farmer who illegally bulldozed woodland

The NSW Land and Environment Court has imposed $2.1 million in fines for eight offences, with half to be paid by high-profile farmer Ron Greentree.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Doesn’t pass the pub test’: Push for moratorium on seismic blasting
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‘Doesn’t pass the pub test’: Push for moratorium on seismic blasting

More than 2000 seismic surveys have been conducted in waters off Australia since the 1960s, as companies map the seabed to prospect for new oil and gas reserves.

  • by Bianca Hall
Why one area of Sydney has been swarming with mosquitoes

Why one area of Sydney has been swarming with mosquitoes

The mosquito numbers in south-west Sydney are two to three times higher than usual, while the rest of the city is just dealing with a regular spring surge.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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