Endangered bettongs complete 2,000km journey to new home in South Australia
A group of tiny, endangered marsupials has completed an epic 2,000 kilometre journey from Western Australia to a new home on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula.
29 July 2022
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WA races ahead with plan to ban plastic coffee cups and lids
WWF-Australia has applauded Western Australia for accelerating and expanding its plan to ban harmful single-use plastic items, including plastic coffee cups...
13 June 2021
Census results show West Australian woylies are ready for big move to South Australia
New research has found healthy woylie numbers in the north-eastern part of the Upper Warren region of Western Australia, paving the way for the critically...
7 April 2021
Statement from WWF-Australia on WA's bushfire emergency
WWF is saddened by the ongoing bushfire emergency in Perth in Western Australia.
4 February 2021
Quokka research shows bushfire recovery takes time
Five years after a severe bushfire nearly wiped out a quokka population near Northcliffe in Western Australia, research indicates they may not fully recover...
11 December 2020
WA tops WWF plastic scorecard with plan to ban plastic plates, cutlery, thick plastic bags
The World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia has welcomed a plan to ban problematic single-use plastics including plates, cutlery and thick plastic bags in Western...
8 November 2020
Quokka numbers rebound in bushfire zone
Quokkas in Western Australia’s Northcliffe forests are bouncing back strongly from a massive 2015 bushfire.
20 July 2018
Major boost for one of Australia’s rarest reptiles
A major boost today for one of Australia’s rarest reptiles, the Western Swamp Tortoise, with an increase in the habitat available to the last self-sustaining...
1 June 2018
Future looking bright for rock-wallaby population once feared extinct
One of Australia’s most successful conservation projects is nearing completion with another 25 black-flanked rock-wallabies flown this week to Kalbarri...
18 May 2018
WA state government must do more to save the endangered Carnaby’s cockatoo from excessive tree-clearing
WWF-Australia says the WA state government must do more to stop the clearing of pines.
13 April 2018
Keep watch to save numbats
West Australians are being asked to help save the endangered numbat by reporting sightings of the termite-loving marsupial.
1 September 2017
The cutest wildlife success story you’re likely to see this week!
For the team trying to save Australia’s black-flanked rock-wallabies this youngster is an absolute star.
26 May 2017