Northern bettongs facing extinction threat
Northern bettongs have been reduced to just two populations in the wild, numbering at most 2,500, and researchers say drastic measures may be needed to save...
6 December 2018
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NSW’s 20 deforestation hotspots exposed, 17 with koala habitat
Seventeen of the state’s 20 deforestation hotspots contain koala habitat at risk of land clearing under new state environmental laws.
14 November 2018
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
Eastern Quoll Joeys Emerge At Booderee National Park
Eastern quolls born in the wild at Booderee National Park have been photographed roaming independently from their mothers for the first time.
12 November 2018
Tree-clearing kills 87 million animals in NSW
A new WWF-Australia report has found tree-clearing killed more than 87 million animals in New South Wales between 1998 and 2015 – and this figure is likely...
8 November 2018
CCAMLR fails to deliver increased protection for fragile Antarctic ecosystems
The international commission which decides on conservation plans for the oceans surrounding Antarctica has once again failed to deliver increased protection.
5 November 2018
Koala Museum Shows Dire Future Unless Tree Clearing Laws Change
WWF-Australia has held a one-day pop-up museum for Sydneysiders and tourists to experience what a world without koalas in the wild could be like.
30 October 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
Satellite tracking reveals crucial Antarctic feeding zone for humpback whales
Satellite tracking is unlocking the mystery of exactly where humpback whales feed on krill, highlighting the need for increased protection of the Western...
19 October 2018
Sad decline of koalas since Prince Harry’s Taronga Zoo visit in 2003
As Prince Harry prepares to meet koalas at Taronga Zoo today, WWF-Australia hopes his visit draws world attention to the alarming decline of the much-loved...
16 October 2018
Young Sydney koala saved from painful death but future not bright for species
A young koala from Sydney’s south west has been saved from a painful death following complicated surgery, but the species’ future in New South Wales appears...
28 September 2018
Media Release: Koala habitat destruction triples after NSW protection axed
Satellite imagery shows a massive spike in the destruction of NSW koala forests. 14 hectares of koala habitat is bulldozed each day.
7 September 2018