Four dugongs found dead in one week
WWF-Australia said with dugongs listed ‘vulnerable to extinction’ in Queensland, four deaths in one week highlighted the need for the State Government to...
29 July 2016
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Surf and turf: Global fishing company first to go carbon-neutral, helps Aussie wildlife
Australian company purchases trees in Southwest Australia and restoring valuable land for Aussie wildlife in the process
11 March 2016
John West Australia takes bold action to support sustainably sourced tuna and save sharks, turtles and dolphins
Australia’s largest canned tuna supplier, John West Australia, today announced that over 95% of their canned tuna is now certified by the Marine Stewardship...
4 February 2016
Tassal CEO takes out sustainability award
WWF congratulates Mark Ryan, CEO of Tassal, for his sustainability achievement.
16 November 2015
Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay Prawns get the MSC blue tick
Western Australia’s Exmouth Gulf and Shark Bay prawn fisheries have received the independent Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification for sustainable...
25 October 2015
Trawl fishery sets sail for sustainable horizons
Seabirds, seals and overfished species will be better protected thanks to a new project working to minimise the environmental impacts of Australia’s largest...
22 October 2015
Crunch time for Southern Ocean protection
Representatives from 24 countries and the European Union will meet in Hobart this week to discuss two important proposals to protect critical areas of ocean...
18 October 2015
Net-free fishing zones pass final hurdle
Queensland’s threatened marine wildlife are big winners after three new proposed net-free zones passed their final hurdle last night.
15 October 2015
D-Day for net-free zones
It’s D-Day for three new net-free zones with a disallowance motion to go before the Queensland Parliament tonight.
14 October 2015
Success of development now tied to world leaders’ agendas at home
As the UN’s Sustainable Development Summit concludes with a bold new global sustainability roadmap, world leaders now need to focus on fulfilling that vision.
28 September 2015
Marine life plummets and food security at risk: WWF report
Nearly half of the world’s marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have been lost in a single generation with frightening implications for human welfare and...
16 September 2015
WWF calls for autopsy of dead dugong north of Mackay
WWF-Australia today called on the Queensland Government to conduct an autopsy of a dead dugong found yesterday in the Seaforth area north of Mackay.
7 September 2015