Statement on Adani by Dermot O’Gorman, CEO of WWF-Australia
Recent back-to-back bleaching killed 50% of Great Barrier Reef inshore coral and scientists predict it could bleach again this summer so how is it possible...
30 November 2018
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RCL Cruises and WWF-Australia announce partnership to protect critically endangered hawksbill turtles
For the first time in Asia-Pacific, WWF and its partners will enable technology to extract DNA from tortoiseshell products, and help put a stop to the illegal...
13 November 2018
World wildlife populations fall 60%, koalas declining even faster
Global wildlife populations have fallen by 60% since 1970, but koalas are now declining at an even faster rate.
30 October 2018
Agriculture run-off polluting the Great Barrier Reef
These are the dramatic before and after pictures that drive home the sediment and farm chemical problem plaguing the Great Barrier Reef.
26 October 2018
Japan killing whales in Antarctic protected area
Japanese whalers have killed more than 50 minke whales this year in the Ross Sea Marine Protected Area in Antarctica.
4 September 2018
Queensland prawn farm is first in Australia to gain gold standard sustainability certification
WWF-Australia congratulates Pacific Reef Fisheries in northern Queensland for being the first Australian prawn farm to gain certification by the Aquaculture...
17 August 2018
WWF: fight to protect the Coral Sea not over
WWF-Australia says it is disappointing that the largest removal of marine protections in human history has been confirmed, with the Coral Sea’s protected area...
16 August 2018
Fed’s marine park downgrade a blow to sea turtles
On the eve of a crucial Senate vote, an analysis by WWF-Australia shows that sea turtles are among the big losers as the federal government attempts the...
16 August 2018
The pictures the authorities did not want you to see
Analysis suggests massive underreporting of net deaths of protected species.
13 August 2018
Double win: WWF retires net; fisher now looks to eco-tourism
The man responsible for up to 80% of the gill-net take north of Cooktown recently handed his net to WWF-Australia who will ensure it never enters the water...
6 August 2018
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