Animals
Funnel Web Spiders Could Save Tassie Devils
Research published in Science and conducted at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team have......
Scientists successfully map the genome of the Cane Toad
Following its introduction into Queensland in 1935 to help control cane beetles, the Cane Toad has become an environmental problem......
Our disappearing wild animals
By 2020 the number of wild animals on the earth will have dropped to less than third of the number......
Australian fur seals show first decline in decades
The Australian fur seal pup population has declined for the very first time since protection measures were implemented in 1975.......
New research into medical cannabis for pets
Australian pharmaceutical company CannPal is working with the CSIRO to look into possible medicinal cannabis to help cure ailments in......
Call for federal intervention on ‘brumby bill’
Environmentalists are calling on Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenburg to protect New South Wales’ alpine environment from feral horses as......
Central Australia’s new cat-proof fence
The world’s biggest cat-proof fence has just been finished in central Australia, part of the first step in a project......
Live Export Review
After horrific images emerged of the treatment of animals in transport ships, a government ordered a review into live export was......
Drilling Danger for the Australian Bight
Drilling oil from the ocean has always been a topic of controversy in Australia. The dangers it poses to the......
Australia and the ‘sixth mass extinction’
Endangered Australian wildlife could become extinct due to job cuts at the Department of Environment and Energy. 25 per cent......