SOUTH AUSTRALIA
The Department of Environment and Water says it is hard to tell whether the Queensland floods will affect River Murray flows in South Australia.
A study monitoring woodland birds in the Clare Valley has found destruction of understory plants is contributing to a decline in many species, but the news isn’t all bad.
Meet Sonia the wombat. She was rescued just a few days ago as she was slowly starving to death. She may not be very pretty right now but in 6 months, she will be a blooming beauty!
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A marine mammal expert says the population of a fur seal colony on Kangaroo Island may have peaked after a study revealed a decline in the number of pups.
A marine mammal expert says the population of a fur seal colony on Kangaroo Island may have peaked after a study revealed a decline in the number of pups.
A new study by the CSIRO shows that fish around the world are shrinking in size. Commercial fishing and climate change are believed to be the main culprits behind the decrease, but CSIRO scientists say the shrinking size is also leading to a drop in fish populations, with smaller fish more susceptible to predators.
Chilly weather in summer is a little out of the ordinary for Adelaide, which is in the midst of a cold stretch not seen since 2004, the Bureau of Meteorology says.
The beautiful wetlands of South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria should be safe havens for wildlife; instead every year in Autumn and early Winter they become killing fields.
Trees For Life President David Mitchell has been named a Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia in the Australia Day Honours for his "significant service to conservation and the environment as a volunteer and volunteer advocate".
The official opening of Robert Laidlaw’s photographic exhibition ‘A Day at the Zoo’ at the Gawler Gallery was a huge success. Travel writer and photographer Barry O’Brien spoke on the day about the plight of the orangutans in Borneo.
Volunteering with The Wilderness Society South Australia is a wonderful opportunity to learn new skills, gain valuable experience, meet new people, and make a positive contribution to nature conservation in SA.
The Australian Conservation Foundation has today welcomed the West Australian government’s announcement that it will create new marine and national parks at Talbot Bay near the renowned Horizontal Falls – warning however that any proposed gas hub development at James Price Point still threatens to undermine the environmental values of the region.
Lock the Gate Alliance has today called on Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke to step in to protect Central Queensland communities and the environment from toxic mine waste water currently being pumped from flooded mines in the Bowen Basin.
In less than 48 hours, our government will respond to world leaders at UNESCO on how it plans to stop surging coal exports in Queensland from destroying the Great Barrier Reef.
Lynas Corporation says the High Court in Malaysia has denied an application by a protest group to prevent it from operating its rare earths plant.
Weeds are threatening the very existence of a small community in north-west Queensland, by choking parts of the river which runs through it.
The Western Australian Greens want the State Government to cancel dozens of mining exploration tenements on the site of the proposed Horizontal Falls Marine Park.
There is a new addition to an animal tourist attraction in the New South Wales south east. A baby giraffe weighing 120kg was born at Mogo Zoo, south of Batemans Bay, last week.
Deep in the vast rainforest of the Democratic Republic of Congo, chainsaws are buzzing. Heavy machinery rumbles and growls, as loggers slice their way through the forest. Three newly published investigations have confirmed that much of this logging work is illegal - and all of the biggest players in the industry are behind it.
Voters elected Shell as the worst company of the year in the Public Eye People’s Award for wanting to drill in the Arctic, for its recent mishaps in the region and for dropping renewable from its long term strategy.
Green coal city on sustainable road.
BOLIVIA PASSES THE LAW WHICH DECLARES MOTHER EARTH HAS RIGHTS.
AUSTRALIA
Flood reports from ABC Environment
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Masses of dead fish, including carp, mullet and eels, washed up dead in pools next to Botany Bay on Tuesday, possibly because of a blue-green algal bloom.
Flood reports from ABC Environment
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Masses of dead fish, including carp, mullet and eels, washed up dead in pools next to Botany Bay on Tuesday, possibly because of a blue-green algal bloom.
About 800 people have rallied at the remote Arnhem Land town of Nhulunbuy over the threat by global mining giant Rio Tinto to shut its nearby alumina refinery.
China and Australia top a global list of planned oil, gas and coal projects that will act as "carbon bombs" and push the planet towards catastrophic climate change, a Greenpeace report warned on Tuesday.
Lock the Gate Alliance has today called on Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke to step in to protect Central Queensland communities and the environment from toxic mine waste water currently being pumped from flooded mines in the Bowen Basin.
As a result of ex-tropical cyclone Oswald there are a number of mines in central Queensland discharging mines water into receiving rivers and creeks.
WA's top environment defender says he could be powerless to stop a bid to process gas offshore from Woodside's $40 billion Browse project, potentially undermining Premier Colin Barnett's campaign against the plan.
Residents in Sydney's south-west say recent flooding has exposed a bubbling, coal seam gas leak.
The Cairns Regional Council has voted to stop fluoridating its water supplies by early next month.
A bat conservation group says it is concerned many farmers may be continuing to kill flying foxes illegally, even though a legal avenue is now available to them.
The Department of Fisheries is gearing up to start enforcing the rules at the first of six marine reserves planned for the Kimberley.
The secret life of southern brown bandicoots living on the Port Campbell headland has been exposed, thanks to a generous community grant.
In this video four young numbats bask, play and interact at the entrance of their home burrow.
INTERNATIONAL
Authorities in Beijing have stepped up their health warnings to residents, as thick smog blanketed the city and large parts of the country for a third consecutive day.
Authorities in Beijing have stepped up their health warnings to residents, as thick smog blanketed the city and large parts of the country for a third consecutive day.
Sea Shepherd’s ship the SSS Bob Barker found the Nisshin Maru last night and proceeded to pursue the factory ship.
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Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But in 24 hours the European Union could move to ban the most poisonous pesticides, and pave the way to a global ban that would save bees from extinction.
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Quietly, globally, billions of bees are dying, threatening our crops and food. But in 24 hours the European Union could move to ban the most poisonous pesticides, and pave the way to a global ban that would save bees from extinction.
They are well known by the locals and operate big shops in town. They sponsor young men to kill elephants and rhinos but they are never arrested. They are well equipped and meticulous in their work. These are the dangerous lords of poaching in Samburu.
Entrepreneur Chen Guangbiao sells canned air to make a point about toll on environment.
Snake X-ray.
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