IUCN finds almost 25% of eucalypt species are threatened with extinction
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed global attention being drawn today to the plight of an Aussie icon … the eucalypt tree.
11 December 2019
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WWF’s “Towards Two Billion Trees” plan to aid koala bushfire recovery
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today launched an ambitious tree-recovery plan as an analysis by the organisation shows bushfires have burned at least...
1 December 2019
Queensland goanna v turtle problem draws international interest
The battle to stop goannas in Queensland eating loggerhead turtle eggs has been highlighted in the international conservation journal Oryx, published today.
29 November 2019
Australia’s Reef report to UNESCO – how to avoid “in danger” listing
Conservationists have urged the Australian government to ramp up actions to protect the Great Barrier Reef in a crucial report due to be submitted to UNESCO by...
29 November 2019
70 Australian organisations make the switch to renewable energy
Seventy leading Australian organisations have made the switch to renewable energy in the past two years and procured nearly 2.3GW of electricity – enough to...
19 November 2019
Statement from WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman on Australian bushfire emergency
WWF is saddened by the loss of life, and injuries, in the bushfire tragedy gripping New South Wales and Queensland.
12 November 2019
WWF welcomes Queensland plan to ban single-use plastics and calls for other states to take action
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed a proposal to ban single-use plastic items in Queensland and is calling for national action on single-use...
7 November 2019
Predator-control fence brings hope for Australia’s most threatened species
Officially launched at an event at Warooka today, the predator-management fence is designed to limit the movement of foxes and feral cats into the area and...
6 November 2019
Global leaders miss opportunity to protect Antarctic wildlife
A bid to create huge marine sanctuaries and protect oceans in East Antarctica has fallen short, but the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia remains hopeful...
4 November 2019
Whales, penguins and krill feeling the heat in Antarctica
A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) highlights that human-caused warming is destroying sea ice habitat in the Antarctic, threatening the...
21 October 2019
WWF welcomes proposal to ban single-use plastic bags in NSW
“Banning plastic bags is an effective and simple way to reduce the amount of plastic entering our oceans and the places we love. Every other state in Australia...
17 October 2019
Indigenous rangers key to cane toad battle
Indigenous rangers are key to a radical plan to stop cane toads wiping out native species in Western Australia’s Kimberley region – one of the last...
14 October 2019