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Unknown vandals have drilled multiple holes into a hundred year old fig tree, poisoning it.

Fight to save Hunters Hill trees after ‘calculated act of vandalism’

Injected with poison, razed and drilled with multiple holes. Now the latest in an alleged string of “calculated” attacks against Sydney’s trees has left residents fuming.

  • Cindy Yin

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WA’s new mega-marine park ‘misses the science’ in thwarted ambition: expert

This vast plan, which attracted 22,000 public comments, has had a fatal drop in protections at the final hour and will now never do what the government promises, an expert says.

  • Emma Young
Woogaroo Forest at Springfield, with the Brisbane CBD on the horizon.

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.

  • Courtney Kruk
Black cockatoos photographed foraging in Caversham recently.

‘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.

  • Emma Young
Penny Pedersen with her inside cat Neville and dog, Harvey, at her Ryde home in Sydney.

Penny knows Neville needs to be locked up, like all the other killers

The number of pet cats per household could be capped as Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek prepares a scheme to protect wildlife from domestic and feral felines.

  • Mike Foley and Millie Muroi
A fire ant bite typically causes a burning sensation that lasts up to an hour and, in some cases, a fatal anaphylactic shock.

‘It can get worse’: The bite that burns like fire and killed a football hero

The bites cause a burning sensation lasting for about an hour, with an outbreak in Queensland already forcing closures of sporting fields and beaches.

  • Mike Foley
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A crocodile on the banks of the Daintree River.

When crocodiles attack: Why people become prey

Crocodiles were almost wiped out but have rebounded since protections were introduced in the 1970s. How common are crocodile attacks and how many people are killed?

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Parts of G.J Hosken Reserve, still behind temporary fencing this week.

The asbestos clean-up in Melbourne parks has begun. It will cost ratepayers more than $500k

Residents of Hobsons Bay City Council are on the hook for over half a million dollars to replace asbestos-contaminated mulch, first found by a local father in April.

  • Rachael Dexter
The deadly collapse of the iron ore tailings dam was one of Brazil’s worst environmental catastrophes.

Lawyer claims Brazil dam disaster evidence will expose BHP safety failures

A “blockbuster” trial due to start in October will expose evidence of deliberate decisions made by BHP up to board level to prioritise profit over safety, a lawyer says.

  • Simon Johanson
Shepparton Swans Football Netball clubs rooms destroyed by the 2022 floods across Victoria.

The 2022 floods destroyed the Shepparton Swans’ facilities. The AFL stepped in so they could keep playing

The AFL has poured millions of dollars into local community clubs across the country to help them recover from extreme weather events driven by the impacts of climate change. 

  • Marnie Vinall

Original URL: https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/topic/environmental-threats-6g6h