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The Baudin’s black cockatoo in flight.

‘Death knell’ for Baudin’s black cockatoo as conservation bid rejected

The scientific community says there could be as few as 2500 of the birds left in the wild and asks whether the government is “waiting for zero” to act.

  • Emma Young

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Nzuri died during labour at Sydney Zoo on Thursday.

Giraffe and unborn calf die in latest Sydney Zoo tragedy

Several animals have suddenly died at the zoo in recent years, including a chimpanzee and bull sharks.

  • Josefine Ganko
Reported croc sighting in Noosa on the Sunshine Coast.

Was a crocodile really spotted in Noosa? Some locals think so, but this expert is dubious

“At first I thought it was a bit of driftwood, but then it moved…”

  • William Davis
Some of the nine ducklings now safe and sound in a Woolies bag.

Brisbane police quack case of missing ducklings

Forget Paw Patrol, two Fortitude Valley police officers were on Poultry Patrol this week when they plucked some waddling wildlife from a sticky situation.

  • Fraser Barton
Anthony Albanese and Fu Ni.

Albanese hits back at claims of ‘indulgent’ China trip, saying it will reap rewards

While the prime minister was content to watch the “very chill” animals in Chengdu, Coalition MPs were fired up over whether parts of Albanese’s trip were “strictly necessary”.

  • Paul Sakkal
Platypus swimming at Eungella

Cod hotels and 200,000 trees: The $30m plan to clean up our waterways

The funding package, one of the single biggest investments in Queensland’s waterways, will kickstart more than 30 rehabilitation projects.

  • Josh Bavas
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Index composite for story on Craig Nolte, who died in July in what was the first case of Australian bat lyssavirus in NSW.

Craig was treated for a bat bite. He died eight months later

Health authorities are investigating the “breakthrough” infection that led to Ballina tradie Craig Nolte’s death – NSW’s first from the rare bat lyssavirus.

  • Angus Thomson
Whale gif Sydney Harbour

‘It’s hump day!’ Whale at Circular Quay stops ferries

A whale frolicking in the harbour has delayed ferries and delighted Sydneysiders as it takes a tour of one of Australia’s busiest waterways.

  • Angus Dalton and Josefine Ganko
Whales off the coast of Lennox Head.

The ‘creme de la creme’ of humpback whale photos

The Sydney Morning Herald photo editor Danielle Smith captured the rare double breach off the coast of northern NSW.

  • Penry Buckley
Bull shark

One of the world’s deadliest sharks is developing a taste for Sydney

Warmer waters are shepherding the marine predator southwards and warping their migration patterns.

  • Angus Dalton

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