WWF: New QLD government must urgently protect koalas and forests
WWF-Australia congratulates Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk on victory in the Queensland election and is urging her to deliver protection for koalas, forests and...
8 December 2017
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Giant CBD koala puts spotlight on decline of iconic species
WWF-Australia has projected a giant animated koala onto a Brisbane CBD building to raise awareness of the species’ decline in Queensland.
24 November 2017
Bulldozers kill 5,000 koalas in Qld in four years
A new analysis by WWF-Australia shows that runaway bulldozing of forests has killed more than 5 thousand koalas in Queensland in just four years.
22 November 2017
Snubfin dolphin and dugong deaths must lead to 85,000 sq km net free north Queensland
Following the deaths of Australian snubfin dolphins and dugongs, WWF-Australia is calling on the next Queensland government to establish an 85,000 sq km net...
18 November 2017
WWF urges an end to excessive tree-clearing in Queensland
WWF-Australia says millions of Australian animals will die under LNP proposal and has urged reaffirmed the urgent need for the next Queensland Government to...
12 November 2017
WWF welcomes commitment to renewable energy to protect the Great Barrier Reef
WWF-Australia has welcomed the promise that a re-elected Palaszczuk Government would deliver at least 50% renewable energy in Queensland by 2030.
12 November 2017
“Saving Habitat” policy promises end to Queensland’s wildlife crisis
WWF-Australia said the “Saving Habitat” policy announced today by the ALP if implemented “should end Queensland’s escalating tree-clearing crisis and send it...
6 November 2017
KIMBY's 53,000 reasons to end excessive tree-clearing
WWF-Australia today handed Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles the results of its “KIMBY” petition that mobilised more than 53,000 people concerned...
28 October 2017
Tree-clearing impact ignored in the Reef report card
WWF-Australia is calling for the impact of tree-clearing to be included in future Reef health assessments and for excessive tree clearing to be stopped.
27 October 2017
New dramatic escalation in tree clearing in Queensland shows why stronger laws must be passed
The latest Queensland ‘State Landcover and Tree Survey’ (SLATS) has just been released by the State government.
5 October 2017
LNP net free zone commitment welcomed
WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) welcome the announcement that, if elected, an LNP government would retain Queensland’s net...
4 October 2017
Tree-clearing causing Queensland's greatest animal welfare crisis
Tree-clearing is causing an animal welfare crisis in Queensland – with koalas on the frontline – according to a joint report released today by RSPCA Queensland...
6 September 2017