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2 October 2020
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Extinction: Is this just a disappearing Act?
An estimated 3 billion native animals were impacted by the Australian bushfires. The true cost and tally of lives lost will never be known; but these figures...
28 July 2020
The cutest Australian animal you’ve never heard of is going extinct
Australia has its very own Gizmo - the greater glider - and it has nothing like the same profile. Unless we act now, many Australians may never get to know...
27 July 2020
The world mourned while Australia burned, but deforestation is silently taking its toll
Our native landscapes were being destroyed long before the Australian bushfires, with barely a mention. Right under the government's nose.
15 July 2020
Safeguarding the Kangaroo Island dunnart
Last summer’s bushfires had a devastating impact on many native species, but few were pushed to the brink quite like the Kangaroo Island dunnart. Learn about...
11 June 2020
Meet Rachel Lowry, WWF-Australia’s Chief Conservation Officer
This World Environment Day, come behind-the-scenes at WWF-Australia and discover what made and motivates our Chief Conservation Officer, Rachel Lowry.
5 June 2020
Egg-cellent egg-laying animals
To celebrate the Easter weekend, we’re sharing some weird and wonderful facts about egg-laying Aussie animals.
8 April 2020
Bringing our wildlife back from the brink
Is it really possible to bring threatened wildlife back from the brink of extinction?
7 April 2020
The importance of flying foxes
Before the bushfires started in the Adelaide Hills, an extreme heat-stress event caused thousands of flying foxes to drop dead from the trees. Dr Anne Fowler...
19 March 2020
Helicopter food drops provide relief for starving wildlife
WWF-Australia has teamed up to provide emergency food relief from a helicopter for threatened species like the brush-tailed rock-wallaby.
18 March 2020
In photos: Celebrating Panda Day
Happy Panda Day! Giant pandas, native to south-central China, are known for their distinctive black and white coats, diet of bamboo, and love of naps. Here are...
16 March 2020
What do penguins mean for climate change?
Penguins have the world fooled. Behind their infamous gentle appearance is one of the toughest, most agile and swiftest creatures on the Planet. But will they...
13 March 2020