Fears 179 koalas lost to bulldozers
As part of a major campaign to save koalas, WWF-Australia today released an analysis to show tree-clearing likely killed 179 koalas in southeast Queensland in...
18 May 2017
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Lucky the cockatoo flies free after brush with death
A flock of critically endangered Baudin's black cockatoos, including a young bird named ‘Lucky’, were released back to the wild near Mt Barker.
4 May 2017
Whale’s-Eye view of Antarctica
Scientists have attached cameras to whales to unlock the mysteries of their life in Antarctica.
11 April 2017
New Reef laws must ensure no one is allowed to pollute the Great Barrier Reef
WWF-Australia is calling for governments to work with farmers to implement cleaner, more profitable practices as part of proposed new laws to tackle water...
9 March 2017
State of the Environment report reveals Australia’s 53-million-hectare gap in ecosystem protection
Another 53 million hectares of land must be safe guarded to meet the minimum level of protection for Australia’s unique terrestrial ecosystems.
7 March 2017
Baby quokka a sign of hope for fire-ravaged population
Today on World Wildlife Day WWF-Australia is celebrating evidence that the vulnerable mainland Northcliffe quokka population has grown by at least one.
2 March 2017
WWF & BirdLife send urgent SOS to Fed Environment Minister over Carnaby’s Cockatoos
WWF-Australia and BirdLife Australia have urged Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg to immediately intervene over the continuing loss of food trees...
24 February 2017
James Fairfax's Conservation Legacy
WWF-Australia is saddened to hear that James Fairfax has passed away.
12 January 2017
Poo-sniffing pooch sent to university to help WWF-Australia save threatened species
Billie Jean has a nose for poo and that could be great news for Australia’s threatened species.
15 December 2016
Bandits make off with Bandicoot cameras – WWF to the rescue of nature’s diggers
WWF-Australia has come to the aid of one of Victoria’s most endangered species - the Eastern Barred Bandicoot - after bandits made off with cameras being used...
29 November 2016
WWF-Australia welcomes new water laws in Queensland
WWF-Australia today welcomed the reinstatement of laws to stop exclusive access rights to water for mines and dams in Queensland.
10 November 2016
Breakthrough on protection for Antarctic wildlife
WWF says a historic agreement achieved at CCAMLR is a conservation breakthrough in one of the world’s last great wilderness areas and a major step forward...
28 October 2016