16+ hour, 47+ min ago  (174+ words) In the aftermath of the Black Summer bush fires six years ago, something dawned on a group of specialist researchers. The fires had destroyed not only homes and livelihoods - but large swathes of critically important habitat for Australia's invertebrate population....

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (654+ words) The January fires destroyed many nesting locations and other habitats for wildlife. (Supplied: Cocanarup Conservation Alliance) Conservationists are developing a wildlife recovery plan for affected areas of Cocanarup, where many nesting trees have been lost to bushfire. Cocanarup is an…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (649+ words) The name "Booroolong" originates from the Boorolong Creek near Armidale, according to NSW Environment and Heritage. (Supplied: Taronga Conservation Society Australia) Hidden away in the scenic rolling hills of Nundle in north-west New South Wales, a group of animal conservationists…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (541+ words) The Australian Reptile Park's Billy Collett said the small croc has been seen by specialist vets. (Supplied: Australian Reptile Park) A crocodile spotted in a creek in a Newcastle suburb has been safely caught by reptile experts. The sub-adult croc…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (716+ words) A southern white rhino was recently born at the Altina Wildlife Park in western Riverina, but was abandoned by its mother at birth. The community stepped up to help pay for the bags of specialised and expensive milk that CK…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago  (13+ words) Hopes 'extremely rare' fossil will unlock answers about evolution of whales'Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago  (739+ words) Citizen scientists in Far North Queensland have uncovered a coral colony the length of a football field on the Great Barrier Reef. A research scientist says the find indicates some coral reefs are surviving challenges like mass bleaching events. The…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (599+ words) A dolphin in WA's south west has suffered an injury in what is thought to have been an encounter with a boat. The Dolphin Discovery Centre in Bunbury says it suspects human activity could have caused the injury. The centre…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (782+ words) Farmers in WA's south-east are concerned by the huge increase in feral pig numbers over the last year. (Supplied: Jack Carmody) Farmers near Esperance on WA's south coast are concerned about a boom in feral pig numbers. Jack Carmody's farming…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (11+ words) Outback landscape board chair says environmental advocacy was 'hindered'abc.net.au...