An ancient fish on the brink of extinction could be listed as critically endangered within a fortnight, after such action was passed over just last year.
Native animals and plants at risk of extinction will be protected by two new agencies in a bid to get the nation's ailing environment out of intensive care.
Having endured droughts and floods, residents in outback NSW are dealing with the stench and clean up of millions of rotting fish as authorities work to protect drinking water.
A warrior huntsman with a shield on its chest is among three mysterious spider species uncovered as part of an expedition through Australia's alpine region.
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.
Fossil fuel companies continue to make mind-boggling amounts of new, single-use plastic while doing almost nothing to reuse what already exists, a new analysis says.
A snout locals thought was a maneater has turned out to be a dugong with the search for a three-metre saltwater crocodile off Brisbane set to stretch into a fourth day.
Have you ever heard of nature journalling? One part meditation, one part citizen science, it’s a pastime that fosters curiosity.
According to local woman Fiona Boxall, it may also be a means of...
An Australian National Botanic Gardens Ranger and a young Eastern quoll expert were named Environmental Educators of the Year earlier this month, by the ACT Chapter of The Australian Association of Environmental...
Protections for shark species targeted in the fin trade and scores of turtles, lizards and frogs will increase following an international wildlife conference.
If you have been following sustainable fashion recently, chances are you have already heard of ECONYL – the innovation held up as fashion’s answer to Ocean Waste Plastic.
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