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
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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
Major boost for Queensland’s female Indigenous rangers
WWF-Australia and QLD Government will fund a newly created position to mentor female Indigenous rangers and create a Queensland Women’s Ranger Network.
9 July 2018
Conservation groups call for urgent UN probe into Turnbull Govt’s failure to protect Great Barrier Reef from deforestation
Four major environmental organisations have written to the United Nations calling for an urgent investigation into the Turnbull Government’s failure to protect...
25 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
Public donations enable WWF to “retire” gillnet to protect dugongs
Public donations have enabled WWF-Australia to protect dugongs by removing the last commercial gill net still operating full time in Far North Queensland.
1 May 2018
New pictures show why commercial gill nets and dugongs don't mix
New pictures show why commercial gill nets and dugongs don't mix. The images show a stranded female dugong after being cut free from a commercial gill net.
19 April 2018
WWF bid to buy fishing licence, save dugongs, & kick-start ‘Net-Free North’
In a bold conservation approach, WWF-Australia wants people to chip in to buy and “retire” a commercial fishing licence in the northern Great Barrier Reef.
11 April 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
“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
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
Increasing temperatures in Queensland's north are turning green turtle populations female
A new study reveals increasing temperatures are turning green turtle populations almost completely female in the northern Great Barrier Reef.
9 January 2018