Endangered species
Reality TV contestant apologises after hunting, eating protected bird
A contestant on the survival show said he was operating on a “starvation mindset” when he made the decision to eat the vulnerable species.
- by Isabella Kwai
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Royal National Park
Royal National Park a haven for native species, environmental stocktake shows
The biggest ecological survey to date for Australia’s oldest national park and adjoining areas found previously unseen mammal species.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Plastic grass has no place here’: Why residents want to stop an elite rugby precinct
The Hills Shire says concerns about the environmental impact of new sporting facilities are exaggerated, as opponents demand the federal government stop the project.
- by Andrew Taylor
Black swans in ‘significant peril’ from bird flu
Australia’s poultry industry is grappling with an outbreak of H7 bird flu, but the H5N1 strain, which has spread to every other continent, could wipe out native species.
- by Mike Foley
Only the lonely: How regent honeyeaters are learning to sing again
The critically endangered birds made worldwide headlines when researchers discovered they were losing their songs. Now, there are signs efforts to teach them are working.
- by Bianca Hall
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Forestry
Why can’t Forestry find any gliders, when everyone else can?
It has all the ingredients of a Monty Python sketch: bureaucrats shuffling around a forest looking for nocturnal animals in the middle of the day.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Endangered greater glider found dead next to department’s felling site
Conservationists are furious after they warned the government about the presence of greater gliders and Leadbeater’s possums in trees identified for removal.
- by Bianca Hall
Inside Tanya Plibersek’s delay in fixing ‘broken’ environment laws
Within two years, the environment minister has gone from long-awaited reformer to a deep disappointment for green groups.
- by Mike Foley
Plibersek scales back environment reforms as coral bleaching goes global
The Albanese government is backing away from its pledge to lodge a comprehensive nature protection reform in parliament.
- by Mike Foley
‘Waves of destruction’: Last-ditch bid to stop $100 million Perth surf park
The Jandakot facility plans include a 2.2 hectare open-water lagoon for up to 84 surfers at a time and would be the biggest of its kind in the southern hemisphere.
- by Holly Thompson
Backlash over renewables rollout pushes projects into native species habitat
The Albanese government is caught between twin pledges to double renewable energy and to end Australia’s steady stream of native species extinctions.
- by Mike Foley