2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (164+ words) Activity Database on Education and Research Kyoto, Japan -- The Japanese island of Tsushima is home to the Tsushima leopard cat, a critically endangered species that can only be found on this isolated island. The most recent government survey estimated the…...

6+ hour, 6+ min ago   (377+ words) On National Threatened Species Day (7 September), one of Australia's longest-running conservation programs is marking 30 years of protecting our native wildlife. The Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions' (DBCA's) Western Shield program works to protect Western Australia's native species from introduced…...

6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (239+ words) Guy Barnett, Minister for Environment and Climate Change Tasmanians are being encouraged to work together to protect our unique flora and fauna this Threatened Species Day, with a new round of conservation grants now open. Minister for Environment and Climate…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (893+ words) Threatened plants and animals are showing encouraging signs of recovery in the open grasslands west of Melbourne, as long-term restoration work across the Western Grasslands Reserve begins to take hold. From rare wildflowers emerging after ecological burns to the first…...

5+ day, 14+ min ago   (245+ words) For the first time our geographers have used freely available satellite radar images to track emperor penguins through the polar winter - giving a year-round view of their movements. Monitoring the endangered birds through the Antarctic's dark months is important because…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (488+ words) The Cook Labor Government is supporting 39 community-driven projects across Western Australia with almost $7 million in funding to protect and restore the State's diverse and valuable natural assets. With preparations for the potential impacts of bird flu front of mind, the…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (353+ words) Oxygen levels have fallen further in Macquarie Harbour, the endangered Maugean skate's only home, since the Australian Government changed the federal nature laws to allow salmon farming to continue in the harbour, the Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) said after…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (104+ words) Leeton Shire Council is pleased to advise that applications are now open for Round One of Council's Community Strengthening Grants program. This funding is available to support community groups and organisations in their endeavours to establish, strengthen and/or implement…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (333+ words) An environmental DNA study by a multi-institutional research collaboration has revealed distinct regions of extraordinary marine biodiversity that can help inform management of a proposed marine park in Western Australia's Exmouth Gulf. Lead author Jessica Pearce, from The University of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (1126+ words) Some people stumble into their profession by chance. Others choose it for practical reasons. For Dr Anto Rimbawanto, the path seemed written in his name. A senior Indonesian forester whose work focused on the country's native forest species, Dr Rimbawanto…...