Environment
Conservation
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
Latest
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
Verdict over injured kangaroo to send ‘shockwaves’ through animal rescue community
A woman who cared for hundreds of kangaroos over five years as a volunteer for wildlife rescue service WIRES has been found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Alfred knocked koalas out of trees and swept a kangaroo into a drain
Wildlife rescue groups have reported an influx of injured native fauna and are planning a search-and-rescue mission for koalas across forests in northern NSW.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
The secret ‘wild life’ of Ken Henry
The former Treasury boss sometimes came to the office with a joey tucked under his shirt to keep it warm. The economist’s full-time focus is now squarely on the environment.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘The only option’: Environment minister sued by Wilderness Society
The environmentalist group is taking legal action over allegations that the environment minister failed in her duty to protect threatened wildlife.
- by Mike Foley and Bianca Hall
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