Weed warriors saving koalas and other threatened species
When Barbara Linley discovered there were koalas on her recently purchased Tullymorgan farm she was delighted. It was a big surprise.
10 April 2025
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WWF welcomes creation of massive national park in northwest NSW
The NSW Government has acquired over 437,000 hectares of land near the Queensland border, creating the largest national park in NSW's history. The move has...
27 February 2023
WWF welcomes expansion of NSW national park estate
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the announcement by the NSW Government that it has purchased 166,534 hectares in Western NSW to...
26 October 2021
New koala policy a step in the right direction, but won’t protect most koala habitat
WWF-Australia today welcomed a broader definition of ‘core koala habitat’ and new maps of koala habitat across New South Wales but warned the changes will not...
19 December 2019
Predator-control fence brings hope for Australia’s most threatened species
Officially launched at an event at Warooka today, the predator-management fence is designed to limit the movement of foxes and feral cats into the area and...
6 November 2019
WWF welcomes passing of Reef regs
WWF-Australia welcomed today’s passing of laws through the Queensland Parliament that strengthen protection for the Great Barrier Reef by regulating minimum...
19 September 2019
WWF: regs critical to Reef’s survival
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia said regulations to reduce polluted run-off, being debated in the Queensland Parliament today, were crucial to turn...
17 September 2019
Statement to Inquiry into Koala populations and habitat in New South Wales by Dr Stuart Blanch
I am puzzled. Why do people hate koalas? Why are we so keen seemingly to kill them off?
16 August 2019
WWF: Australia can transform land use to tackle greenhouse gas
The IPCC’s new report, approved overnight, calls for all nations to transform the way land is managed because agriculture, forestry and other land use produces...
8 August 2019
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
New NSW koala sanctuary doesn’t prevent projected extinction
WWF-Australia says the NSW Government’s announcement today of a new national park, as part of the discredited Koala Strategy, will not prevent koalas from...
4 February 2019