NSW’s 20 deforestation hotspots exposed, 17 with koala habitat
Seventeen of the state’s 20 deforestation hotspots contain koala habitat at risk of land clearing under new state environmental laws.
14 November 2018
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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
Koala Museum Shows Dire Future Unless Tree Clearing Laws Change
WWF-Australia has held a one-day pop-up museum for Sydneysiders and tourists to experience what a world without koalas in the wild could be like.
30 October 2018
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
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
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
Backyard Barometer 2018: Environmental concern on the rise
The Backyard Barometer is the first report to track the nation’s attitudes towards the environment over a 20-year period.
24 May 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
WWF-Australia and Koala take a seat in the name of conservation
WWF-Australia and Koala partner to save marine turtles in the Great Barrier Reef.
27 March 2018
“Nowhere to go” koala sums up the concerns of Australians
WWF-Australia warns excessive tree-clearing is pushing koalas to the brink of extinction in parts of Queensland and New South Wales.
19 March 2018
Court’s ruling should prompt strengthening of protections for wildlife, bushland, soils and water
Conservation groups in NSW welcome today’s Land and Environment Court ruling that the NSW landclearing codes are invalid because they were made unlawfully,...
9 March 2018
WWF: tree-protection bill “a major step forward”
WWF-Australia said the Queensland Government’s vegetation management bill is a major step forward in the battle to end the state’s tree-clearing crisis.
8 March 2018