Indigenous knowledge, collaboration & wombats key to “rewild” a whole Bass Strait island
A wombat subspecies unique to Bass Strait could be the first animal returned under an innovative vision to “rewild” a whole island.
7 February 2022
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Gone forever – two-thirds of Australia has lost its unique birdlife
Researchers have revealed that threatened birds have disappeared from almost 70 per cent of Australia since European colonisation.
7 February 2022
WWF welcomes $50 million in federal funding for koalas
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the announcement of $50 million in federal funding for koala protection and recovery efforts.
29 January 2022
WWF welcomes $1 billion in federal funding for Great Barrier Reef management
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the announcement of $1 billion in federal funding for the Great Barrier Reef over the next nine years.
28 January 2022
Koala “baby bonanza” in East Gippsland; but are they “genetic” gold?
It was a koala baby bonanza when the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia caught koalas in Gelantipy, East Gippsland to assist researchers working to ensure...
25 January 2022
Shock clearing figures show Qld must become a leader in reforestation and carbon farming
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today expressed concern at the area of tree clearing revealed in the latest Queensland Government Statewide Landcover...
30 December 2021
Researchers call on residents to help count Northern Rivers koalas
Researchers will be searching for koala scat, deploying detections dogs and heat-seeking drones, and calling on local residents to report koala sightings as...
22 December 2021
Drone plants “koala caviar” to help iconic species
A hi-tech drone has spread millions of seeds in just a few hours to plant a koala corridor west of Brisbane.
22 December 2021
WWF welcomes early Christmas present for Lake Innes koalas
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the protection of 194 hectares of high quality koala habitat that was up for sale at Lake Innes on the...
17 December 2021
Horror bushfire season cost Aussie farmers up to $5 billion
A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia and the University of Sydney estimates the 2019-20 bushfires cost agriculture $4-5 billion.
12 December 2021
WWF calls for greater climate change support as Pacific communities flood
The World Wide Fund for Nature today expressed concern for Pacific Island communities experiencing king tide flooding made worse by climate change.
8 December 2021
WWF welcomes Queensland consultation on polluting plastics
WWF-Australia has welcomed the launch of a public consultation that could lead to harmful single-use plastics, such as takeaway coffee cups and heavyweight...
6 December 2021