Google’s AI technology to identify animals impacted by bushfires
Artificial intelligence and an army of new sensor cameras will be used to track the recovery of animals impacted by bushfires in one of the most extensive...
16 December 2020
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Quokka research shows bushfire recovery takes time
Five years after a severe bushfire nearly wiped out a quokka population near Northcliffe in Western Australia, research indicates they may not fully recover...
11 December 2020
Fishing area in the Antarctic becomes ocean sanctuary
An NGO-industry collaboration to protect the Antarctic Ocean today announces a big step forward with a year-round closure of a 4500km2 area of ocean around...
11 December 2020
Rewilding Australia joins WWF in a bold plan to Regenerate Australia
WWF-Australia has welcomed the not-for-profit Rewilding Australia into its ranks, as part of its bold Regenerate Australia program to restore degraded...
9 December 2020
Split Senate vote places pressure on Government to address plastic packaging
WWF-Australia is heartened to see the strong support in the Senate for Australia's National Packaging Targets to be mandated within the Government’s Recycling...
8 December 2020
WWF: 60,000 koalas impacted by bushfire crisis
More than 60,000 koalas were among the animals impacted by last summer’s bushfire crisis, according to a report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for...
7 December 2020
New campaign urges Australians to give up tortoiseshell to save the hawksbill turtle
Australians are being urged to surrender their tortoiseshell products, such as jewellery, combs and sunglasses and other trinkets, as part of a groundbreaking...
4 December 2020
4,000 chemical compounds found in Great Barrier Reef turtles
Toxic chemicals are accumulating in Great Barrier Reef marine life, including turtles and fish species popular with consumers, according to a new report by...
4 December 2020
Landmark research finds the platypus should be listed as a threatened species
The parts of Australia where platypuses are found has shrunk by at least 22% or about 200,000 km² – an area almost three times the size of Tasmania – in the...
23 November 2020
Australia’s largest mobile wildlife hospital ready for action
Construction has just finished on Australia’s largest mobile wildlife hospital, ahead of a gala launch in Byron Bay on Thursday 26 November.
23 November 2020
WWF welcomes national agency to help prepare for natural disasters
WWF-Australia has welcomed a plan by the Federal Government to establish a National Resilience, Relief and Recovery Agency to help Australian communities...
16 November 2020
WWF: NSW Electricity Roadmap a strategic pivot towards Australia being a global renewable superpower
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia welcomed today’s release of the NSW Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap.
9 November 2020