WWF: Conservation plan for Queensland
WWF-Australia has unveiled a plan with eight priority actions to conserve Queensland’s globally significant environment and unique plants and animals.
2 November 2017
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Missed opportunity to protect Antarctic wildlife on the brink
In a blow for biodiversity in East Antarctica, the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) has failed to implement...
29 October 2017
KIMBY's 53,000 reasons to end excessive tree-clearing
WWF-Australia today handed Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles the results of its “KIMBY” petition that mobilised more than 53,000 people concerned...
28 October 2017
These cute quolls are going to make history
These pups will make history in 2018 when they become the first eastern quolls to live in the wild on mainland Australia for more than 50 years.
17 October 2017
Paruku rangers’ night parrot discovery
The Paruku Rangers have gathered photographic and audio evidence of what is believed to be the ‘holy grail’ of birds, the incredibly rare night parrot.
13 October 2017
Breeding failure of nearly 20,000 Adélie penguins
Thousands of Adélie penguin chicks starved to death at the start of 2017 due to unusually extensive sea ice
13 October 2017
Artificial nests aim to increase Shy Albatross breeding success
Specially built mudbrick and aerated concrete artificial nests have been airlifted on to Bass Strait’s Albatross Island in a trial program aimed at increasing...
9 October 2017
New dramatic escalation in tree clearing in Queensland shows why stronger laws must be passed
The latest Queensland ‘State Landcover and Tree Survey’ (SLATS) has just been released by the State government.
5 October 2017
LNP net free zone commitment welcomed
WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) welcome the announcement that, if elected, an LNP government would retain Queensland’s net...
4 October 2017
WWF analysis shows Australia proposes “the largest protected area downgrading in the world”
An investigation by WWF-Australia shows the Federal Government’s proposed changes to marine parks would be the largest downgrading of protected area the world...
8 September 2017
Tree-clearing causing Queensland's greatest animal welfare crisis
Tree-clearing is causing an animal welfare crisis in Queensland – with koalas on the frontline – according to a joint report released today by RSPCA Queensland...
6 September 2017
Keep watch to save numbats
West Australians are being asked to help save the endangered numbat by reporting sightings of the termite-loving marsupial.
1 September 2017