Proposed LNG development and dredging around Gladstone, in Queensland, would be disastrous for the region's marine life, including putting at risk of extinction Australia’s only native dolphin – the rare snubfin dolphin.
The announcement yesterday by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott that a Coalition Government would end the current protection policy of Australia's waters highlights a lack of leadership over marine parks, according to environment group WWF-Australia.
Marine sanctuaries should be considered an "important tool" in marine resource management and used as part of an integrated approach to marine planning and implementation, a Western Australian Department of the Environment report has stated.
This slide towards inevitable extinction of many whale species begs the question: why do countries continue to slaughter whales and dolphins, for what amounts to unadulterated commercial gain?
By Rich Bowden: Australia and New Zealand are two of the 18 countries targeted by international law enforcement agency INTERPOL in a global operation against the illegal trade in traditional medicines containing protected wildlife products. The sting was carried out over the month of February and resulted in a series of arrests and the...
By Rich Bowden: There is renewed hope for the survival of the iconic Tasmanian Devil as scientists have decoded the genetic marker for the facial cancer which is threatening the species’ existence. Researchers have been working to isolate the origin of the facial tumour which has seen of the Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) population...
By Rich Bowden The koala is one of the world’s species most at risk from the effects of climate change, according to a new report by a leading environment group. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has said the koala along with the Arctic Fox and the Leatherback Turtle as among those...
By Rich Bowden: Scientists have called on the Tasmanian Government to extend a “Noah’s Ark” plan to isolate healthy Tasmanian devils from a debilitating and fatal facial tumour disease. The deadly cancer has killed around 70 percent of the devils in its home state of Tasmania and scientists began transporting healthy devils interstate four...
An experiment to re-introduce eradicated native bush rats to the Sydney region is underway in an attempt to reduce the city's black rats from bushland.
Australian marine scientists have attracted the world's interest over a new environmental impact assessment for fisheries.
The Gorgon gas project in northwest W.A has been described as the thin end of the wedge for development in the region.
A BBCTV expedition team has discovered a new species of giant rat while filming in a volcano in the jungle of Papua New Guinea.
A report released by WWF-Australia has said over 1,300 new plant and animal species have been discovered in Australia over the past decade.
An aerial survey of whales off the Western Australian coast has shown large numbers of humpback whales near the site of a proposed industrial gas facility, say green groups.
A reversal of Japan's whaling policy is considered unlikely under the recently-elected Japanese Government as Australian Government representatives prepare to "strongly" put their views on the issue.
