This photo changed everything – the return of Boorubee
Indigenous rangers are celebrating the return of koalas to the Minyumai Indigenous Protected Area south of Evans Head, New South Wales.
5 May 2026
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Indigenous rangers find rarely seen animals in first camera survey of Truwana
The first camera survey ever conducted on Truwana/Cape Barren Island off Tasmania has recorded two rarely seen animals – white-footed dunnarts and blonde...
11 March 2026
WWF-Australia’s Position on the Victorian Treaty: Advancing Inclusive Conservation and Reconciliation
WWF-Australia supports the Victorian Treaty as a vital step towards truth, justice, and self-determination for First Peoples. Discover how our Inclusive...
12 November 2025
Is this Australia’s loneliest echidna? Pakana Rangers are determined to find out
It was a totally unexpected sight. No-one had seen an echidna on Lungtalanana Island in Bass Strait for decades. It was feared any survivors were wiped out in...
20 March 2025
Spotting ngunba: the moment rangers jumped for joy
Djabugay Bulmba Rangers in Far North Queensland jumped out of their chairs and yelled with excitement when they saw the unmistakable shape of a platypus.
6 February 2025
Ancient Indigenous fire knowledge can help farmers, unite communities and transform lives
A Traditional Owner-led, cultural burning project in North Queensland is achieving far more than restoring grazing land.
12 November 2024
Indigenous rangers help rare rock wallabies after wildfire hits population
Indigenous rangers in the Kimberley have supplied supplementary food to help one of Australia’s rarest animals survive after a devastating wildfire swept...
5 November 2024
First Nations voices call for a Nature Positive future
A joint statement, co-written by First Nations advisers at the Australian Conservation Foundation and WWF-Australia and signed by more than 40 groups and...
10 October 2024
World’s largest fire study proves success of Indigenous fire management
New research proves that Indigenous led fire projects have been a major success in Western Australia’s North Kimberley – one of the most fire prone regions in...
18 September 2024
WWF welcomes a dozen new Indigenous Protected Areas
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the federal government’s announcement of 12 new Indigenous Protected Areas (IPAs) because of their...
10 July 2024
Indigenous rangers using AI and drones to fireproof Minjerribah’s remarkable island koalas
Indigenous rangers from Quandamooka Yoolooburrabee Aboriginal Corporation (QYAC) are combining drones and Artificial Intelligence with ancient Knowledge to...
8 July 2024
Why two frogs and a lizard indicate lungtalanana needs more help to “heal”
After five nights of trapping, the only small native species detected on lungtalanana in Bass Strait were two frogs and a lizard.
5 June 2024