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October 30, 2025

Ken Henry warns Labor’s nature laws ‘are worthless’ unless minister tightens ‘national interest’ exemptions

Exclusive: ‘Every project developer is absolutely convinced that their project is in the national interest,’ Australian Climate and Biodiversity...

October 26, 2025

The not-so-little Murray cod that could: fish tracked swimming 900km along Australia’s biggest river system

Fish named after Olympic swimming champion Ariarne Titmus was most recently tracked at a section of the mid-Murray, near Belsar Island

October 23, 2025

Labor’s environment law revamp in jeopardy as Coalition dubs it ‘handbrake’ on investment

Sussan Ley’s sharp criticism marks a shift for the opposition, which had appeared open to a deal on the bill

October 21, 2025

Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing

Once hunted to the brink of extinction, the most venerable of the leviathans now numbers 384, up eight from past yearOne of the rarest

October 08, 2025

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report findsAn illegal gold rush has cleared 140,000...

October 04, 2025

‘Baudin’s or bauxite?’: stark warning black cockatoo won’t survive mining expansion

BirdLife WA calls consequences of Alcoa’s proposals to clear 11,000ha of jarrah forest ‘irreversible and catastrophic’ for endangered birdGet our

September 11, 2025

Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects’ decline on remote islands

DNA analysis of endemic specimens in museums finds 79% of ant populations in Pacific archipelago are shrinkingIsland-dwelling insects have not been...

September 01, 2025

‘We’re winning a battle’: Mexico’s jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive

Conservationists hope that in 15 years species will no longer be at risk of extinction in Mexico - but challenges remainIn 2010, Gerardo Ceballos and...

August 13, 2025

Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species

Chair Tony Juniper celebrates successes but says ‘collective endeavour’ needed to halt country’s decline in natureEngland needs a massive “collective...

August 11, 2025

‘Death spiral’: Mekong River megafish have shrunk by half, study reveals

Fish once as large as grizzly bears have become far smaller in recent years due to overfishing, dams and climate crisisThe size of megafish in the...

August 09, 2025

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policiesPeople’s

August 07, 2025

Queensland land clearing figures show state remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’, conservationists say

Overall clearing was up 3%, with almost half in Great Barrier Reef catchment areas while 21% was remnant woodland, government data shows

Conservation Articles

Ken Henry warns Labor’s nature laws ‘are worthless’ unless minister tightens ‘national interest’ exemptions

The not-so-little Murray cod that could: fish tracked swimming 900km along Australia’s biggest river system

Labor’s environment law revamp in jeopardy as Coalition dubs it ‘handbrake’ on investment

Scientists say North Atlantic right whale population slowly increasing

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

‘Baudin’s or bauxite?’: stark warning black cockatoo won’t survive mining expansion

Fiji ant study provides new evidence of insects’ decline on remote islands

‘We’re winning a battle’: Mexico’s jaguar numbers up 30% in conservation drive

Natural England hails recovery of 150 struggling species

‘Death spiral’: Mekong River megafish have shrunk by half, study reveals

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Queensland land clearing figures show state remains ‘deforestation capital of Australia’, conservationists say