WWF welcomes creation of massive new national park
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia today welcomed the announcement by the New South Wales government that it has purchased the 153,415 hectare Narriearra...
27 June 2020
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Destruction of greater glider habitat jumped by 52% after vulnerable listing
Destruction of greater glider habitat increased by 52% in New South Wales and Queensland after the species was listed as vulnerable to extinction, a report by...
26 June 2020
Threatened species lose 1 million ha of habitat to unauthorised agricultural development
More than one million hectares of threatened species habitat has been lost due to unauthorised clearing by agriculturalists who have failed to follow the law,...
25 June 2020
Critically endangered dunnarts discovered at new site on bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Island dunnarts have been captured on camera... giving hope to conservationists working to bring the species back from the brink of extinction.
21 April 2020
Cockatoo sightings bring hope to bushfire-ravaged Kangaroo Island
Endangered glossy-black cockatoos have been spotted nesting in burnt out bushland on Kangaroo Island, giving hope to conservationists who have begun to survey...
9 March 2020
Woolworths, Foodbank and WWF-Australia band together to support wildlife
Tens of thousands more sweet potatoes and carrots have been flown by helicopter into NSW national parks with Woolworths, Foodbank and WWF-Australia banding...
12 February 2020
David Attenborough: A Life On Our Planet
He introduced us to the world. Now he tells his greatest story.
16 January 2020
WWF-Australia welcomes $50 million to support wildlife harmed by bushfires
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed the Federal Government announcement of $50 million to protect and support wildlife affected by the...
12 January 2020
WWF Calls for Global Support to Establish a AUD$30 million Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund
Whilst we may not have enough details for a complete solution yet, we do know we will need a national wildlife and nature recovery plan.
8 January 2020
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
Indigenous rangers key to cane toad battle
Indigenous rangers are key to a radical plan to stop cane toads wiping out native species in Western Australia’s Kimberley region – one of the last...
14 October 2019
Barbaric act of cruelty puts the spotlight on gill nets
WWF-Australia recently obtained photographs of a largetooth sawfish depicting barbaric cruelty associated with the operation of gill nets.
29 June 2019