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Latest news: Endangered species

Gang-gang going, but not gone in the ACT

The gang-gang cockatoo is the ACT’s animal emblem, but bird numbers have fallen. The ACT is co-ordinating national recovery efforts.

Federal government allocates $50m to help protect koalas

The federal government will spend an extra $50 million over the next four years to pull east coast koalas back from the brink.

Outback ‘full of life’ after rain

In the city, pigeons can be dismissed as "rats of the sky". In outback Australia, they're a rare and beautiful sight.

India burns 2500 rhino horns to stop illegal trade

Indian officials have burned about 2500 old rhino horns to spread awareness of the need to protect the rare animal on World Rhino Day.

Film & Sound Archive brings Tasmanian tiger back to colour

The National Film & Sound Archive released colourised footage of the last Tasmanian tiger, which died more than 80 years ago today.

Plastic found inside most young turtles

Most young turtles caught off the coast of Queensland have ingested plastics, new research shows. 

Rhino poaching rises again in South Africa

Rhinoceros poaching is back on the rise in South Africa this year after a year of coronavirus disruption in 2020.

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