Following bushfires, call to list koalas as endangered in QLD, NSW & ACT
Following severe population declines, made worse by this summer’s devastating bushfires, conservation and animal welfare groups have nominated the koala to be...
5 April 2020
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Aussie artists join livestream for the planet tonight as Earth Hour goes digital
A huge line-up of Aussie musicians and comedians will come together to present a livestream for the planet tonight, as landmarks around Australia switch off...
28 March 2020
Montaigne, Cody Simpson and Akmal join Earth Hour's livestream for the planet
ARIA award winning artist Montaigne and Australian singer-songwriter Cody Simpson are the latest names to be announced for #EarthHourLive this Saturday, 28...
27 March 2020
Reef authority confirms mass coral bleaching event hitting the Great Barrier Reef
New aerial surveys show a mass coral bleaching event is now occurring on the Great Barrier Reef with some southern areas, which dodged the 2016 and 2017...
26 March 2020
Join the livestream party for the planet with #EARTHHOURLIVE
In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, WWF will host Earth Hour a little differently this year, giving Australians everywhere the chance to still get involved...
20 March 2020
Cockatoo sightings bring hope to bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island
Endangered glossy-black cockatoos have been spotted nesting in burnt out bushland on Kangaroo Island, giving hope to conservationists who have begun to survey...
9 March 2020
Grant boosts conservation efforts for rare wallaby
Lotterywest grant to help WWF-Australia and partners to reduce the threats affecting six culturally significant species in the Kimberley, including the...
6 March 2020
Calls to switch off and speak out in most important Earth Hour yet
On Saturday, 28 March at 8:30 pm. local time, Earth Hour, an Australian-grown initiative and now one of the largest global grassroots movements for the...
5 March 2020
Scientists name new deep-sea species Eurythenes plasticus to highlight pollution
Scientists who discovered a new marine animal, in one of the deepest places on Earth, were so concerned at finding plastic in its stomach they named it...
5 March 2020
Environment groups: use Plastics Summit to mandate recycling target
The Boomerang Alliance and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia say the Federal government should use today’s National Plastics Summit to announce it will...
2 March 2020
Cans for Koalas appeal provides relief to bushfire affected Aussie wildlife
TOMRA Collection Solutions are today launching a nationwide appeal to give Aussies the unique opportunity to donate their empty drink bottles and cans to help...
24 February 2020
WWF welcomes Victorian proposal to tackle plastic beverage waste
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed a proposal to introduce a container deposit scheme in Victoria and urged for it to be implemented as soon...
24 February 2020