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Endangered Carnaby's breeding hollows discovered in Dryandra
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (405+ words) An endangered and rare cockatoo species has been discovered breeding at Dryandra Woodland National Park. Eight active Carnaby's black cockatoo breeding hollows were unearthed, including a sighting of a female incubating her eggs, during bushfire investigations at Dryandra in spring…...
Pigeon-bashing duo get fines slashed in half on appeal
11+ hour, 10+ min ago (442+ words) Tegan Guthrie has worked for the Kalgoorlie Miner since 2012, starting as a cadet journalist. Having grown up in the community herself, she has a keen interest in community issues and shining a spotlight on the positive work being done within…...
Spike in animal cruelty fuels calls to empower rangers
1+ week, 4+ day ago (439+ words) Liam Murphy is a reporter for Perth Now local newspapers, covering the northern suburbs. He previously covered Perth's south-east as a journalist for the Examiner Newspapers. In 2024, he spent time in Sydney at SBS as a Walkley Foundation scholarship recipient....
Gold miner told to keep quiet for rare Night Parrot
1+ week, 5+ day ago (440+ words) Simone Grogan has been writing business stories since 2020. Hailing originally from the North West of England, she got her first dose of the Australian corporate world working as an assistant in stockbroking. Simone was a reporter at The Market Herald…...
New danger moving to Aussie backyards
2+ week, 3+ day ago (300+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. Australians are being warned to brace for increasing encounters with venomous snakes, as the…...
Citizen scientists needed for "scat-tracking" project
2+ week, 4+ day ago (396+ words) Craig grew up living in three different continents, but WA will always be home. At the start of 2024 Craig began working in the South West, primarily reporting for the Harvey-Waroona Reporter while also covering larger environmental stories from across the…...
Not your run-of-the-mill, quick thrills wildlife doco
2+ week, 5+ day ago (196+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs. There are some films you watch, and then there are films you sit with…...
Wild way island is tackling invasive birds
2+ week, 6+ day ago (26+ words) The West Australian is a leading news source in Perth and WA. Breaking local and world news from sport and business to lifestyle and current affairs....
Barking Owls soar to second flag as Magpies are blown away
3+ week, 20+ hour ago (437+ words) It was a night when the Barking Owls were hooting for joy as they won their second consecutive Albany Basketball Association women's A-grade flag, beating Denmark Magpies in a repeat of last year's grand final....
Stronger protections implemented for migratory species
3+ week, 1+ day ago (270+ words) Governments have agreed to strengthen international protections for 40 migratory species, including sharks, cheetahs and snowy owls, at a UN wildlife conference in Brazil, as officials warn of accelerating population declines. Delegates at the 15th conference of the Convention on the Conservation…...