Return of tiny olive perchlet to the wild in Victoria offers hope for endangered species
The olive perchlet, a tiny translucent native fish last seen in the wild in Victoria about a century ago, is back from the ...
Climate Chaos Reshapes Life on the Great Barrier Reef
A new study reveals that life on the Great Barrier Reef is experiencing significant changes due to climate change and other ...
Australia's waterbird populations almost halved in just one year, survey finds
A scientist who has worked on the survey says it is normal for waterbird numbers to go through "booms and busts" in line with ...
NOAA dumps controversial boat speed limit at heart of debate over protecting right whales
After two years of debate and 90,000 public comments, NOAA withdrew a contentious boat speed rule aimed at Atlantic right ...
From cod logs to frog bogs: we catalogued 400 ways to help species survive a warmer world
Conservation groups can now share and compare climate adaptation tactics to support threatened species and ecosystems through ...
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Ogoni women restore mangroves and livelihoods in oil-rich Niger Delta
A women-led reforestation effort has planted millions of mangrove trees with a high survival rate across swamps in Nigeria’s ...
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Report: overfishing threatens world’s sharks and rays
A new report has discovered that one third of shark and ray species are endangered, and two thirds of the endangered species are at risk of extinction by overfishing.
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Fish diversity has changed dramatically on the Great Barrier Reef
The team found that the diversity of fish communities across the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) have changed dramatically since the ...
Tradie captures incredible scene on Aussie farm: 'Doing us a favour'
Incredible footage captured the moment a red-belly black snake chased carp trapped in a tiny puddle to eat as prey prompting ...
Push to expand barramundi farming as regulations tighten on wild fishery
Battered barramundi eaten in Australia is unlikely to be Australian wild-caught, instead coming from farms in countries such ...
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Whale shark mating behaviors observed for the first time in the wild
Researchers have recently witnessed behavior in the wild that could offer critical clues about how the endangered whale shark ...
Scientists name new species of ‘unusually large’ spider in Australia ‘Big Boy’
“The Newcastle funnel-web, Atrax christenseni – ‘Big Boy’ – is a totally new species. The ‘true’ Sydney funnel-web, Atrax ...