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How did these frogs get into Brighton? A council is considering spending $40,000 to find out
4+ hour, 12+ min ago (726+ words) August 14, 2026 — 5:00am In the ponds of an idyllic Brighton nature reserve, about 100 endangered frogs have made themselves a humble home. With a call that sounds like a motorbike, and bright green, warty skin, the frog has a penchant for ponds and…...
Gannets diving into the sea in Portland, Victoria
21+ hour, 40+ min ago (15+ words) The Age August 13, 2026 — 11:31am...
WA’s endangered black cockatoos are under threat. Here’s what Perth Zoo is doing about it
20+ hour, 22+ min ago (600+ words) August 13, 2026 — 12:49pm A vaccination trial for one of Western Australia’s most iconic species, the black cockatoo, is being piloted at Perth Zoo as part of efforts to protect the endangered animals against a H5 bird flu outbreak. Other important species across the…...
‘Perth needs regreening’: Why West Australians should care about our dwindling tree canopy
21+ hour, 4+ min ago (862+ words) August 13, 2026 — 12:07pm It wasn’t that long ago that the cackling cacophony of belly-laughing kookaburras and the mournful shrieks of Carnaby’s cockatoos filled the skies over Perth. While the Carnaby’s no longer blacken the horizon – because urban sprawl and development have destroyed…...
Educators on the line in proposed Zoos Victoria job cuts
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (600+ words) August 11, 2026 — 7:51pm More than a third of educator positions could be cut from Zoos Victoria under proposed redundancies, prompting fears the visits by 150,000 students each year will be cut and the standard of teaching affected. The Age revealed in June that…...
I’m an animal lover, but there’s one exception
1+ week, 1+ day ago (624+ words) August 5, 2026 — 12:45pm What is it about monkeys and me? I often think an inbuilt radar alerts them to the fact that they aren’t my favourite animals. Then that seems to trigger a mood of “let’s wreak havoc” around her, anyway. Regardless…...
‘Surprised and overjoyed’: Coastal community beats corporate giant to protect their beloved river
2+ week, 4+ day ago (908+ words) July 26, 2026 — 1:30pm It was the David vs Goliath battle that stunned even the true believers when the decision landed unexpectedly in their favour. For years, residents have sounded the alarm about the terrible state of the Anglesea River. Fish kills, high…...
Hunting the hunters
2+ week, 6+ day ago (26+ words) Inside the feral cat eradication on Kangaroo Island Updated July 24, 2026 — 4:25pm,first published 4:22pm...
Orcas work together to explode a sunfish
3+ week, 8+ min ago (50+ words) Marine scientist Kathryn Ayres filmed two orcas working together to obliterate a dead sharptail sunfish in the Gulf of California Updated July 24, 2026 — 9:03am,first published 9:01am...
‘Not good enough’: Why land clearing remains a problem in NSW
3+ week, 2+ day ago (658+ words) July 21, 2026 — 12:02pm Land clearing across NSW jumped 16 per cent in 2024, the first full year after the Minns government came to power promising to rein in excessive clearing. In the Statewide Landcover and Tree Study released on Tuesday, the clearing of trees…...