Australia’s pledge for nature comes at a crucial time
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia applauds the Australian Government for signing the Leaders’ Pledge for Nature and committing to reverse biodiversity...
21 September 2022
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Climate bill lays the foundation for effective climate action
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed Australia’s new climate change legislation as a foundation to build effective climate action this decade.
8 September 2022
New report card grades every federal electorate for threatened species recovery
A new report, released as a preprint, scores threatened species recovery across the nation and gives Australia an overall grade of ‘F’ – the worst possible...
7 September 2022
WWF welcomes national scheme for landholders to regenerate Australia
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of a biodiversity certificates scheme to reward landholders who restore...
26 August 2022
Endangered bettongs complete 2,000km journey to new home in South Australia
A group of tiny, endangered marsupials has completed an epic 2,000 kilometre journey from Western Australia to a new home on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula.
29 July 2022
Endangered listing must be a turning point for the greater glider
The decision to list the world’s largest gliding marsupial, the greater glider, as an endangered species must be followed by urgent action to protect their...
5 July 2022
The eureka moment after tenacious search for rare bird
This image of one of Australia’s rarest cockatoos had conservationists high-fiving in the Northern Rivers Region of New South Wales.
5 July 2022
WWF welcomes record funding for new national parks in Queensland budget
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the Queensland Government’s $262.5 million investment in expanding Queensland’s national parks and...
21 June 2022
Search finds rare subalpine plants survived Australia’s bushfires
A search for rare plants in Australia’s subalpine region has found small populations of all five target species.
17 June 2022
Aussies donate hundreds of tortoiseshell items to help stop illegal trade
The hawksbill turtle conservation project Surrender Your Shell, which urged Australians to hand in their tortoiseshell products, has been a success with 328...
16 June 2022
Greater protection for emperor penguins rejected
The 44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) wrapped up in Berlin overnight after failing to adopt a proposal to designate emperor penguins as a...
3 June 2022
How 150,000 trees can create huge forest areas in koala rescue plan
New project to connect habitat in the South Coast, Border Ranges, Blue Mountains and Coffs Coast Hinterland
31 May 2022