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
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Queensland’s status as leader in wildlife-diversity at risk, say environment groups
Queensland’s leading environment groups have warned that Queensland’s status as the most wildlife-rich state in Australia is now seriously at risk, and...
17 August 2018
WWF: fight to protect the Coral Sea not over
WWF-Australia says it is disappointing that the largest removal of marine protections in human history has been confirmed, with the Coral Sea’s protected area...
16 August 2018
Fed’s marine park downgrade a blow to sea turtles
On the eve of a crucial Senate vote, an analysis by WWF-Australia shows that sea turtles are among the big losers as the federal government attempts the...
16 August 2018
The pictures the authorities did not want you to see
Analysis suggests massive underreporting of net deaths of protected species.
13 August 2018
WWF: revised Reef 2050 Plan exposes Australia on climate change
WWF-Australia welcomed the increased focus on climate change – including the devastating consecutive coral bleaching events in 2016 and 2017 – in the revised...
20 July 2018
WWF & ACF: “we could be charged with espionage for doing our job”
WWF-Australia and the Australian Conservation Foundation say charities who hold the Australian Government to account on its environmental record, could be...
8 June 2018
Tree laws pass - it’s a win for koalas, wildlife & the Reef
WWF-Australia today thanked supporters and congratulated the Queensland government after Parliament passed laws to stop excessive tree-clearing in the sunshine...
3 May 2018
WA state government must do more to save the endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo from excessive tree-clearing
WWF-Australia says the WA state government must do more to stop the clearing of pines.
13 April 2018
WWF-Australia: foreign donations Bill “still a mess & bad for wildlife conservation”
WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O’Gorman said the foreign donations Bill is “still a mess and bad for wildlife conservation”, despite changes recommended by a Federal...
10 April 2018
Federal plans to silence advocacy hit a snag
Today, the Hands Off Our Charities alliance will present political representatives with an open letter calling for the abandonment of laws that would silence...
28 March 2018
The federal government is pushing ahead with “the largest protected area downgrading in the world”
The final boundaries released by the Federal Government for changes to marine parks confirm they will be the largest downgrading of protected area the world...
21 March 2018