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WWF: Attack on Reef science disregards Townsville’s standing as a global leader in marine research

TOWNSVILLE: The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia said the attack on Reef science, being encouraged by the CANEGROWERS organisation, disregards Townsville’s...

16 August 2019

Forest canopy of the Daintree rainforest in northern Queensland

WWF congratulates Prime Minister Morrison & his team

With ministers responsible for protecting Nature sworn in today, the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia (WWF-Australia) congratulated Prime Minister Scott...

29 May 2019

Former Prime Minister of Australia Bob Hawke - Creative Commons - Troy Brampston

Bob Hawke’s courageous record on the environment

The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today mourns the loss of Bob Hawke whose record on the environment continues to enrich the lives of Australians.

17 May 2019

WWF: ALP environment election commitments “encouraging”

WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman described an initial $100 million investment into a Threatened Species Fund as a “good start”.

9 May 2019

Shark species caught in a gillnet off the coast of Queensland 2019 (1000px)

Gill net carnage on the Reef must stop

Disturbing imagery reveal dead sharks stacked up to waist height on the deck at a time when there is worldwide concern about declining shark numbers.

4 May 2019

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) with a plastic bag, Moore Reef, Great Barrier Reef, Australia. The bag was removed by the photographer before the turtle had a chance to eat it.

WWF: “hits and misses” in Coalition environment funding

WWF-Australia has welcomed environment funding, announced by the Coalition, focused on issues including plastics and threatened species.

3 May 2019

WWF welcomes ALP policy of federal laws to stop excessive tree clearing

WWF-Australia today welcomed the ALP policy of “federal legislation to bring broad-scale land clearing under control”.

1 April 2019

Koala crisis: national icon should be listed ‘endangered’ in NSW & Qld

The federal government should upgrade the listing for koalas from ‘vulnerable’ to ‘endangered’ in New South Wales and Queensland.

18 March 2019

Deceased koala hit by a car and killed near Helensburgh= NSW

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

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

Koalas face many dangers when trying to cross from one pocket of fragmented trees to another. This particular koala was attacked by dogs and finally found dubious safety clinging to a barbed-wire fence.

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

Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in a tree

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