WWF welcomes early Christmas present for Lake Innes koalas
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the protection of 194 hectares of high quality koala habitat that was up for sale at Lake Innes on the...
17 December 2021
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WWF welcomes expansion of NSW national park estate
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government that it has purchased 166,534 hectares in Western NSW to...
26 October 2021
Report shows why Australia should meet global land protection targets
A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia reveals more than 1500 of Australia’s unique ecosystems, both on land and sea, fall outside...
12 October 2021
Brush-tailed bettongs back on mainland South Australia after disappearing more than 100 years ago
One of Australia’s rarest marsupials, the brush-tailed bettong, has been reintroduced to mainland South Australia after being locally extinct for more than a...
22 August 2021
Tiny solar panel could help save koalas from bushfires
WWF backs bold Aussie innovators as Regenerate Australia steps up a gear.
18 July 2021
Greening Australia and WWF-Australia announce new Climate-ready Restoration partnership in response to increasing natural disasters
Two of the country’s leading environmental organisations, Greening Australia and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)–Australia, today announced a strategic...
1 July 2021
Koala funding must come with stronger nature laws
WWF-Australia has welcomed a $193 million commitment for koala conservation in the NSW budget, but warned the money must come with stronger laws to protect...
22 June 2021
Koala listing strengthens call for an independent environmental compliance agency
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the recommendation to uplist koalas in eastern Australia from vulnerable to endangered, but said this...
18 June 2021
The moment turtles, or gungu, see the Reef for the first time
Eleven turtles, raised at James Cook University from the time they were hatchlings, have been released on the Great Barrier Reef, experiencing the ocean for...
14 June 2021
WWF welcomes threatened species strategy, but calls for stronger nature laws
WWF-Australia has called on the Australian Government to back up their new Threatened Species Strategy by putting in place stronger environmental laws and...
21 May 2021
Nature-loss news stories increase 400% in Australia - A sign of ‘eco-wakening’ trend gripping the globe
A new report reveals Australia is at the forefront of a global trend showing hundreds of millions of people all over the world are concerned by biodiversity...
18 May 2021
‘Defending The Unburnt Six’ crucial to wildlife recovery
Threatened species that escaped Australia’s devastating bushfires are under threat from landclearing and logging, but a powerful new partnership aims to...
15 April 2021