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Variety of fish swimming in the Great Barrier Reef= Queensland= Australia

THE DRAFT SCORECARD: Which policies will save threatened species, address climate change and protect the Reef?

With just three weeks to go until polling day, WWF-Australia has called on the major parties to release their full suite of environment policies.

10 June 2016

Both major parties need to step up to prevent extinctions

WWF-Australia has welcomed today’s announcement from Environment Minister Greg Hunt of $5 million to protect a number of threatened animal and plant species in...

5 June 2016

Baudin's black cockatoos (Calyptorhynchus baudinii) in flight. Western Australia

Illegal shooting a major threat for Baudin’s black cockatoos

Residents in southwest WA are being asked to report any illegal shooting of endangered black cockatoos

8 April 2016

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Black cockatoo crisis will get worse under WA growth plan

"Green Growth Plan" is full of holes and fails to protect the state’s endangered black cockatoos.

18 March 2016

Flock of carnaby's black cockatoos eating pine cones

Carnaby’s cockatoos in crisis: report suggests half will be wiped out in Perth under WA Government draft “Green Growth Plan”

The endangered Carnaby’s black cockatoo is one of just two species of white-tailed black cockatoo on Earth

3 March 2016

Landclearing next to Boondandilla State Forest in Queensland

More than 40,000 hectares of koala habitat cleared after Qld landclearing controls weakened

A new analysis by WWF-Australia reveals that koalas, recently listed as vulnerable to extinction, lost 40,312 hectares of habitat in just two years following...

17 February 2016

Existing Abbot Point Coal Port and coal stockpiles= Abbot Point= Queensland

Gov Email: Dredge spoil likely to cause decline of endangered bird

Government email casts serious doubt on the plan to dump spoil on wetlands at Abbot Point - likely to cause decline of endangered bird, says WWF-Australia.

9 January 2015