Quokka numbers rebound in bushfire zone
Quokkas in Western Australia’s Northcliffe forests are bouncing back strongly from a massive 2015 bushfire.
20 July 2018
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WWF: revised Reef 2050 Plan exposes Australia on climate change
WWF-Australia welcomed the increased focus on climate change – including the devastating consecutive coral bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 – in the revised...
20 July 2018
WWF: voluntary krill no-fishing zones good for Antarctica, next step must be more protected areas
WWF today welcomed the announcement of a voluntary krill fishery closure along the Antarctic Peninsula by five fishing companies...
10 July 2018
Major boost for Queensland’s female Indigenous rangers
WWF-Australia and QLD Government will fund a newly created position to mentor female Indigenous rangers and create a Queensland Women’s Ranger Network.
9 July 2018
First eastern quolls born at Booderee in over 50 years
The first eastern quolls born in the wild on the Australian mainland in over 50 years have been found at Booderee National Park.
8 July 2018
Conservation groups call for urgent UN probe into Turnbull Govt’s failure to protect Great Barrier Reef from deforestation
Four major environmental organisations have written to the United Nations calling for an urgent investigation into the Turnbull Government’s failure to protect...
25 June 2018
WWF & ACF: “we could be charged with espionage for doing our job”
WWF-Australia and the Australian Conservation Foundation say charities who hold the Australian Government to account on its environmental record, could be...
8 June 2018
Major boost for one of Australia’s rarest reptiles
A major boost today for one of Australia’s rarest reptiles, the Western Swamp Tortoise, with an increase in the habitat available to the last self-sustaining...
1 June 2018
Coral Sea is a “hawksbill highway” for critically endangered turtles
New satellite tracking has confirmed that critically endangered hawksbill turtles use the Coral Sea as their highway to travel from Papua New Guinea to the...
30 May 2018
Backyard Barometer 2018: Environmental concern on the rise
The Backyard Barometer is the first report to track the nation’s attitudes towards the environment over a 20-year period.
24 May 2018
Future looking bright for rock-wallaby population once feared extinct
One of Australia’s most successful conservation projects is nearing completion with another 25 black-flanked rock-wallabies flown this week to Kalbarri...
18 May 2018
Tree laws pass - it’s a win for koalas, wildlife & the Reef
WWF-Australia today thanked supporters and congratulated the Queensland government after Parliament passed laws to stop excessive tree-clearing in the sunshine...
3 May 2018