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Lifeline for Perth Zoo vets dealing with starving black cockatoo influx
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Lifeline for Perth Zoo vets dealing with starving black cockatoo influx

The government has acted on the starvation crisis flooding Perth vets and rehab centres with endangered black cockatoos. But will it act on the crisis’ cause?

  • by Emma Young

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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
ABC show reckons we should eat invasive species. It’s a recipe for disaster

ABC show reckons we should eat invasive species. It’s a recipe for disaster

Eat the Invaders has an appealing pitch, but while well-intentioned, the show could end up doing more harm than good.

  • by Carol Booth
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
‘Whale is delicious’: The push to revive Japan’s whaling culture

‘Whale is delicious’: The push to revive Japan’s whaling culture

These days, most Japanese people have either never eaten or rarely eat whale meat. But one filmmaker wants to change that.

  • by Lisa Visentin
Homes v habitat: The fight to save a forest amid a population boom

Homes v habitat: The fight to save a forest amid a population boom

Campaigners want to save south-east Queensland’s Woogaroo forest for koalas; developers want the land for desperately needed housing. Something has to give.

  • by Courtney Kruk
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‘A dog’s breakfast’: Environment groups flag ‘inconsistencies’ in US company’s Kimberley fracking plans

‘A dog’s breakfast’: Environment groups flag ‘inconsistencies’ in US company’s Kimberley fracking plans

An American oil and gas company with plans to begin fracking operations in the Kimberley is accused of attempting to pull the wool over the federal government’s eyes.

  • by Holly Thompson
Trout fishing on the hook for threatened species’ survival

Trout fishing on the hook for threatened species’ survival

The popular pastime could be curtailed to save at-risk native species from extinction.

  • by Mike Foley
‘Refugees in their own country’: Starving cockies flood Perth Zoo vets amid food crisis

‘Refugees in their own country’: Starving cockies flood Perth Zoo vets amid food crisis

Perth’s zoo and black cockatoo rehab centres are struggling with emaciated cockatoos after an unprecedented climate event wiped out their remaining food source.

  • by Emma Young
Once healthy creeks in the Sydney catchment have become dead zones. Now scientists know why

Once healthy creeks in the Sydney catchment have become dead zones. Now scientists know why

New research provides scientific evidence that longwall mining is draining endangered upland swamps, eroding water quality and creating fire risk.

  • by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
What happens when a threatened species gets in the way of a new Perth housing estate?

What happens when a threatened species gets in the way of a new Perth housing estate?

These spectacular little spiders are found in only one spot: in the pathway of a housing estate that received its environmental approval decades ago.

  • by Sarah Brookes

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