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ACT in an ‘environmental crisis’, Conservation Council warns

The ACT is in an “environmental crisis” with increasing numbers of threatened species and native trees disappearing at alarming rates, according to the Conservation Council ACT Region.

Research suggests feral cattle are the brumbies of the NT

Feral cattle and water buffalo are damaging national parks and conservation areas in northern Australia, research by Charles Sturt University (CSU) has found.

ACT Government commits to protecting environment

The ACT Government will invest an additional $10 million in the 2022-23 Budget to bolster conservation in the bush capital.

Northern corroboree frog hopping away from extinction in Namadgi

The northern corrobboree frog, once common, is now critically endangered, but a long-running project between the ACT Government and the Australian National University to conserve and establish a wild population is showing...

Bettongs doing well on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula

Nationally endangered brush-tailed bettongs have been successfully returned to South Australia's Yorke Peninsula after being locally extinct for more than 100 years.

Canberra’s rabbit invasion threatens native species

They may be cute, but Canberra’s widespread rabbit population is threatening native species and they’re popping up literally everywhere.

New ACT Landcare program offers Wellbeing in Nature

Landcare ACT's new nature-based wellbeing program - guided walks, conservation, and therapeutic gardening - will heal body and soul.

New conservation forum for the ACT

Canberra's new ACT Biodiversity Conservation Forum held its first meeting in the Kama Nature Reserve yesterday.

ACT kangaroo cull to feed endangered species

Carcasses from this year’s kangaroo cull in the ACT will be sent to a wildlife park in NSW to feed endangered species.

Orchids and wallabies: Conservation program to protect ACT’s threatened species

ACT Government conservation programs aim to reintroduce endangered wallabies into the wild, and create a stable population for a rare orchid.

ACT residents hop to it to help save local frogs

The future of frogs has been labelled as the largest mass extinction since dinosaurs by conservationists – and a local Canberra program is hoping to make all the difference.

Endangered grasslands ‘vulnerable’ to proposed development

A proposed Defence Housing Australia development in and around the critically endangered Lawson North grasslands has local environmental groups concerned for the health of the area’s biodiversity.

School striker paints artworks for climate change

Impressive local teenage activist and artist Alice Harcourt is making waves on the climate change front, merging her passion for the environment and art to make a difference.

Grant to conserve Shine Dome

University of Canberra (UC) researchers have received over $200,000 in funding to conserve and protect the National Heritage listed Canberra landmark, the Shine Dome. UC has partnered with the Australian Academy of Science...

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