At a Victorian tree plantation, sixteen koalas have perished, and the cause of death is unknown. A probe was started by Victoria’s conservation agency after 13 koalas’ deaths were discovered on a plantation on June 14. According to the regulator, the owner of the plantation informed it of the deaths. Since then, three more koalas’ […]
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Queensland government will invest more than $24 million to protect koala populations and habitats in the state’s south-east
As part of a vulnerable species funding package, the Queensland government will invest more than $24 million on protecting koala populations and habitats in the state’s south-east. On Sunday, the nearly $40 million in financing was announced, coinciding with World Environment Day. Queensland’s environment minister, Meaghan Scanlon, said bilbies and green turtles were examples of […]
Man wrestles free from freshwater crocodile at remote Queensland waterfall
A man has been airlifted to hospital after wrestling himself free from a crocodile that latched on to his arm at a waterfall in remote north-west Queensland. The RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter flew the man from Lawn Hill national park to a Mount Isa hospital where he remains in a stable condition with puncture wounds […]
A record-breaking wet season in Queensland has resulted in ideal breeding conditions for many frog species
While many people are getting tired of the rain, frogs appear to be making the most of the damp conditions. A record-breaking wet season in Queensland has provided many frog species with ideal breeding conditions. “With all the flooding that we’ve had, the numbers are through the roof,” Queensland Frog Society president, Ashley Keune, said. […]
Horror details emerge about 14-year-old boy fatally stung by a box jellyfish
The mother of a 14-year-old child who died after being stung by a box jellyfish has described how she witnessed her little son fight for his life. On Saturday, the family was having fun at the famed Eimeo Beach in Mackay, central Queensland, when Mark Angelo Ligmayo, 14, was stung. Agnes, his mother, said her […]
How Kangaroo Populations are Mistreated in Australia
What images come to mind when you think of kangaroos? Giant marsupials with teeny babies in hidden pouches happily hopping around Australia? Maybe you picture their massive thigh muscles that propel them into the air? Well, those visuals aren’t wrong, but they also aren’t the whole story. Kangaroos are considered pests in Australia. They are […]
‘Road to extinction’: koalas could soon be listed as endangered in swathes of eastern Australia
Koalas could soon be listed as endangered in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory after bushfires smashed already struggling populations and destroyed precious habitat. A federal panel of threatened species experts has recommended the marsupial’s status be upgraded from vulnerable in each of the three jurisdictions. Josey Sharrad from the International Fund […]
How kangaroos could be jeopardising conservation efforts across Australia
The experimental fencing had gone up to keep the rabbits out, but the ground inside the conservation area at Yathong in central New South Wales had still been nibbled and munched bare. “It was completely denuded,” says Prof Mike Letnic. “It was like a moonscape.” The culprit? Australia’s most ubiquitous marsupial: the kangaroo. “There’s this perception […]