Glossy-black cockatoo census results are in
During the last week of September, staff and volunteers from the Kangaroo Island Landscape Board’s Glossy-black Cockatoo Recovery Program systematically...
6 November 2020
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37 million animals already lost due to lack of ‘independent Cop on the beat’, losses set to worsen
Thirty seven million birds, mammals and reptiles face death or displacement over the next decade in eastern Australia if the nation’s flagship conservation law...
5 November 2020
$80 million to expand national parks is a welcome boost for wildlife and nature
The LNP’s commitment of $80 million to expand national parks and protected areas is a step in the right direction to securing the health and future of...
24 October 2020
WWF launches largest wildlife and nature regeneration program in Australia’s history
In response to the bushfire crisis, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today launched the largest wildlife and nature regeneration program in the...
19 October 2020
WWF welcomes sustainable fisheries regulations in Queensland
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the announcement that the Queensland Government has passed new sustainable fisheries regulations.
30 September 2020
Koala moves a step closer to endangered listing on the east coast
On Save the Koala Day, the much-loved marsupial has moved a step closer to an endangered listing on the east coast, after a nomination by conservation groups...
25 September 2020
Four dead dugongs in Queensland “tragic and highly suspicious”
Conservation groups say the loss of four dugongs in the Wide Bay Burnett Region over the last two weeks is tragic and highly suspicious, with some of the...
23 September 2020
Living Planet Report shows “protecting koalas should be above politics”
On the day WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020 reveals global wildlife populations fell by 68% since 1970, NSW’s political leaders are sparring over whether...
10 September 2020
World wildlife populations fall 68%, Australia contributes to decline
WWF’s Living Planet Report 2020 reveals global wildlife populations fell by 68%, on average, between 1970 and 2016, while some Australian populations plummeted...
10 September 2020
WWF welcomes Australian Government action to protect the Reef from unsustainable fishing
WWF-Australia has welcomed Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley’s decision to ban the export of shark fins and other seafood products from a Queensland...
8 September 2020
Aussie celebrities band together to end wildlife extinction in powerful WWF-Australia video
To recognise National Threatened Species Day, WWF-Australia has today released a powerful video featuring Cody Simpson, Layne Beachley, Stephanie Rice, Harry...
7 September 2020
New WWF report: koalas suffer 71% decline across fire grounds
A new report commissioned by the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia found the 2019-20 bushfires resulted in the loss of about 71% of koala populations in...
6 September 2020