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Private landowners in $8.9m deal to beat extinction crisis
More than 31,000 hectares of land featuring nationally significant wetlands - among the top 20 sites for waterbirds in Australia - is the latest site to secure permanent protection.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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‘Here, we do it in secret’: the tricky joy of connecting with local wildlife
Feeding wild birds is not encouraged but many urban dwellers do it anyway, underlining our abiding desire to connect with nature.
- by Frank Robson
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Coronavirus pandemic
We’re now in the ‘age of pandemics’. Can we stop the next one?
What needs to happen to avert another virus-borne global tragedy? We ask the scientist who helped discover Ebola, a Nobel laureate, and the man who first published COVID-19’s genetic code.
- by Sherryn Groch
Victorian Coalition pledges to end brumby culling if it wins election
The opposition has promised to end the shooting of wild horses in Victoria if it wins the state election, despite environmentalists’ concerns for native wildlife.
- by Benjamin Preiss
‘Stewy the Snake Catcher’ keeps licence but must scale back social media
The high-profile Melbourne snake catcher had to go to VCAT to get his wildlife controller licence back.
- by David Estcourt
Why the numbers in Queensland’s new koala report just don’t add up
The first report from Queensland’s five-year koala conservation plan shows some wins, but the numbers have caused some confusion and concern.
- by Tony Moore
Nothing on Netflix? Tune in to Platycam for a non-stop creature feature
Forget human reality TV. A camera set up on Monday to live-stream platypuses in a creek in western Victoria is proving a hit with viewers.
- by Carolyn Webb
Who let the fox in? Fears for penguins as Phillip Island defences breached
Pest controllers have launched a high-tech hunt to track down the first fox in seven years to get past the island’s sophisticated defence system.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Sir Humphrey putting the socks on centipedes
To hat or not to hat, is all about the place.
Double-whammy strikes koalas as second virus threatens populations
A virus similar to HIV in humans is causing koalas to succumb to chlamydia more readily, giving clues as to how to save the species, UQ researchers have found.
- by Stuart Layt
Labor makes 11th-hour environment pitch
Labor has pledged to set up an independent national environmental watchdog if elected, holding back its most significant green commitment until the eve of the federal election.
- by Mike Foley