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Dead, shrivelled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia. We need your help to find out why

  Green Tree Frog Jodi Rowley, Author provided Over the past few weeks, we’ve received a flurry of emails from concerned people who’ve seen sick and...

Not declaring the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’ only postpones the inevitable

  Picture: Shuttlestock After much anticipation, the World Heritage Committee on Friday decided against listing the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”. The decision ignored the recommendation of...

“Get out of the water!” Monster shark movies massacre shark conservation

Undeniably the shark movie to end all shark movies, the 1975 blockbuster, Jaws, not only smashed box office expectations, but forever changed the way...

Headphones, saw blades, coat hangers: how human trash in Australian bird nests changed over 195 years

      This, if you can believe it, is part of a magpie nest. Kathy Townsend, Author provided   When we opened a box supplied by museum curators,...

Australia’s threatened species plan has failed on several counts. Without change, more extinctions are assured

  Picture: Alex Asbury/AAP Australia is globally renowned for its abysmal conservation record – in roughly 230 years we’ve overseen the extinction of more mammal species than...

A lone tree makes it easier for birds and bees to navigate farmland, like a stepping stone between habitats

 Picture: Shuttlestock Vast, treeless paddocks and fields can be dangerous for wildlife, who encounter them as “roadblocks” between natural areas nearby. But our new research found even...

Australian government was ‘blindsided’ by UN recommendation to list Great Barrier Reef as in-danger. But it’s no great surprise

 Picture: Shuttlestock The Australian government on Tuesday expressed shock at a draft decision to list the Great Barrier Reef as “in danger”. But the recommendation has been...

About 500,000 Australian species are undiscovered – and scientists are on a 25-year mission to finish the job

  Picture: Wikimedia Here are two quiz questions for you. How many species of animals, plants, fungi, fish, insects and other organisms live in Australia?...

A Victorian logging company just won a controversial court appeal. Here’s what it means for forest wildlife

  AAP Image/Supplied by Dr Peter Smith Australia’s forest-dwelling wildlife is in greater peril after last week’s court ruling that logging — even if it...

These 3 tips will help you create a thriving pollinator-friendly garden this winter

  Picture: Shuttlestock The busy buzz of pollinating bees is a sound most of us associate with summer. If you live in temperate regions of...
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