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A woylie (also known as a brush-tailed bettong) joey in hand.

10 facts about woylies aka the brush-tailed bettong

Here’s one tiny Australian creature you’ll be hearing more of… meet the woylie (brush-tailed bettong).

4 December 2018

An emu at Innes National Park on the Yorke Peninsula= South Australia

How restoring the Yorke can help stop Australia's extinction crisis

WWF is restoring the Yorke Peninsula to tackle the extinction crisis and recover species diversity.

3 December 2018

Hawksbill turtle hatchlings making their way to the ocean in Milman Island

Turtles not trinkets: Behind the scenes of the illegal wildlife trade

It’s a heartbreaking fact. Hawksbill turtles are being hunted and turned into tortoiseshell souvenirs for unsuspecting tourists.

28 November 2018

Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) walking

Seeing eye-to-eye with the Sumatran tiger

There are as few as 400 Sumatran tigers remaining in the wild. It is significant, but why? And why should we care? Let’s go back a step…

26 November 2018

Plastic waste on a beach in the Mediterranean Sea

How can we destroy the Great Pacific Garbage Patch?

How did the Great Pacific Garbage Patch form? More importantly, how can we destroy it?

23 November 2018

Hawksbill tortoiseshell earrings and jewellery for sale at Honiara Central Market= March 2017

In photos: The deadly price of tortoiseshell

Go behind the scenes with our turtle conservationist as she tackles the illegal wildlife trade of hawksbill turtles and their unique tortoiseshell

16 November 2018

Glenn Morris= General Manager of FigTrees Organic Farms with a poster of what his farm looked like 10 years ago

Rain farming, drought assistance for tomorrow

Like air conditioners, trees cool and humidify air. They slow drying winds, make oxygen, bind soil, purify air, cycle nutrients, build soil carbon and buffer...

22 October 2018

Scientists deploying satellites on humpback whales in the Antarctic Peninsula

Studying Antarctic Giants

Humpback, minkes and fin whales... Join WWF's Chris Johnson on an encounter of a lifetime in the Antarctic Peninsula.

18 October 2018

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with a plastic bag, Moore Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia

What do sea turtles eat? Unfortunately, plastic bags

For millions of years sea turtles have eaten jellyfish, algae and other marine species. A recent addition to their diet now threatens their survival.

11 October 2018

Plastic, fish and the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Is your next serving of fish and chips likely to come with an unwanted side-order of plastic? Here's how plastic might be secretly entering our diets.

10 October 2018

White stork (Ciconia ciconia) caught in plastic rubbish at refuse dump, Spain

How many birds die from plastic pollution?

Plastic pollution is one of the greatest threats to wildlife around the world. But how does it affect birds, and how many die because of it?

9 October 2018

Koala joey found clinging to a steel fence at a family farm in Brisbane Valley= Queensland

It's raining koalas!

An adorable story from a family farm in Brisbane Valley, Queensland.

13 September 2018

A green turtle is brought aboard for tagging

Billions of Blue Barnacles and Thundering Typhoons!

We recently visited the Great Barrier Reef with the Gudjuda Rangers tag turtles and support research into how we can help protect these amazing marine animals.

20 August 2018

Close up native plants at a bush products workshop on the Dampier Peninsula

In photos: Unique skills and traditional knowledge

Read the story of how Indigenous women rangers in the Kimberley are using their Traditional Knowledge to grow plants into successful bush product businesses.

6 July 2018