Environment
Conservation
Tracy cared for hundreds of injured kangaroos. One case led to a criminal conviction
A former WIRES volunteer convicted of aggravated animal cruelty over her care of an injured kangaroo has vowed to appeal, saying the decision puts all wildlife carers at risk.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Opinion
Wildlife
From nuisance to mascot, the true history of Sydney’s bin chicken
The much-derided white ibis wasn’t always a city-slicker. But now it calls Sydney home, a rare case of a metropolis being the saviour of a threatened species.
- by Antone Martinho-Truswell
Source of ‘disgusting’ grime balls that closed Sydney beaches revealed
The state’s environmental watchdog has blamed Sydney Water’s ageing sewerage network as the likely source of thousands of the greasy black spheres.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Dingoes to be collared in contentious bid to protect sheep
The Victorian Farmers Federation has argued dingoes should be fitted with collars that can deliver an electric shock when they approach private property.
- by Bianca Hall
Life just got a lot more dangerous for Victoria’s feral deer
More than 1 million feral deer are thought to call Victoria home. But unlike native dingoes, they remain a protected species.
- by Bianca Hall
Why Sydney’s shark nets have been removed a month early
A growing number of swimmers and councils have objected to the nets, but politicians have so far proved reluctant to end the program.
- by Nick O'Malley and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Life on Lizard Island
A stop-motion video showcases the short commute to work for researchers on Lizard Island. Vision - Janie Barrett.
Dramatic footage shows logging inside proposed koala park
The Minns government’s key environmental promise was the Great Koala National Park. Two years after the election, government loggers are still cutting down trees in the area.
- by Nick O'Malley
Miracle survival: How wildlife rescuers found Hope after the cruelest act
Locals went to extraordinary lengths to save a wombat joey.
- by Bianca Hall
Analysis
Animal rights
The influencer who grabbed a wombat made bold claims about Australia. We fact-checked them
Yes, Australians may well be hypocritical in pointing the finger at the wombat influencer, says ethicist Peter Singer. But there is more than enough hypocrisy in this story to go around.
- by Nick O'Malley
Revenge of the nurdles: Oodles of tiny plastic ‘toxic bombs’ wash into bay
Every year, an estimated 2.5 billion nurdles – lentil-sized plastic resin pellets – enter Port Phillip Bay through stormwater drains.
- by Bianca Hall
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