Tag: Animals
Whale sushi restaurant closes for good
A California restaurant facing criminal charges for serving endangered whale meat as sushi has announced it will close permanently as a "self-imposed punishment".[MORE]
Anger over start of duck hunting season
Conservationists are condemning the Victorian Government for approving the duck hunting season which begins this weekend.[MORE]
Queen ants put stop to sperm wars
The female of a species of ant that mates with many males, can stop the battle between competing sperm in her reproductive tract, researchers have found.[MORE]
Desperate rescue bid for wombats buried alive
Conservationists are trying to rescue protected wombats they say SA farmers have buried alive.[MORE]
Dingo could be the world's oldest dog
A group working to protect dingoes on Fraser Island has welcomed a new study that has found the Australian dingo may be the world's oldest dog.[MORE]
Dingoes may be world's oldest dog breed
A new study has found the Australian dingo may be the oldest breed of dog in the world.[MORE]
Climate change linked to change in butterfly life cycle
Research has found the common brown butterfly is emerging from its coccoon ten days earlier than it was 65 years ago, and scientists have linked that change in behaviour to climate change.[MORE]
Govt sets sights on more brumby culling
The State Government has vowed to go ahead with another round of brumby culling in the Carnarvon National Park, in central Queensland, next month.[MORE]
Powerlines move for koalas
The Queensland Government says the route for a new powerline from north-west of Gympie to the Sunshine Coast has been moved to avoid koala habitat.[MORE]
Rangers hear no evidence of Sydney cane toad colony
National Parks and Wildlife Service staff have been scouring Taren Point in Sydney's south listening for the breeding call of the cane toad in a bid to find out if a colony has been established. [MORE]
Surfing alpaca hits the waves
A Peruvian surfer and his pet alpaca have become a surfing sensation on the country's Pacific coast.[MORE]
Lost dog Iggy pops out of nowhere
A dog has been reunited with his owners five years after he vanished.[MORE]
Quoll survey in planned logging coupes
A conservation group wants Regional Forest Agreements (RFA) scrapped to protect endangered animals.[MORE]
Wet weather causing wildlife woes
Wildlife carers in north Queensland say the wet weather has led to a big increase in the number of animals requiring care.[MORE]
Thieving baboons wipe out vineyards
Baboons with a taste for Chardonnay grapes are terrorising farmers in South Africa's Western Cape wine region, munching tonnes of grapes ready for harvesting, local media reported.[MORE]
Million-dollar grant for zoo which starved tigers to death
A Chinese zoo where three dozen animals, including 13 endangered siberian tigers, died from malnutrition is to receive a cash boost of around $1 million, state media said.[MORE]
Location, location, location as Potoroos shift
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The world's rarest marsupial is given a chance to survive[MORE]
Estuary floodgates monitored after fish kill
The Department of Environment and Conservation is continuing to monitor the Vasse Estuary floodgates after a malfunction caused the death of almost 2,000 fish last month.[MORE]
Endangered fish released for breeding
More than 3,000 fish are being released for breeding at a reservoir at Chewton near Castlemaine.[MORE]
Traders seek free camels from Australia
The Australian Government says it has been swamped by overseas requests for camels since efforts to control feral camels in Central Australia attracted international media attention.[MORE]
Mr Shuffles wobbles into new home
Taronga Zoo's newest star attraction - a baby elephant nicknamed Mr Shuffles - has made his first public appearance.[MORE]
SES almost finished storm clean-up
The State Emergency Service (SES) says it will complete all repair jobs from last Saturday's freak hail storm by this weekend. [MORE]
Baby elephant shuffles along path to recovery
Taronga Zoo's new infant Asian elephant has had a restful night in the elephant barn and zoo keepers continue to be amazed by its progress.[MORE]
Park urges koalas removal probe
The Waterways Wildlife Park is backing calls for an investigation into the removal of eight koalas by the RSPCA.[MORE]
US sushi chef charged with serving whale
A California sushi chef and the restaurant in which he worked have been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered sei whale, the US Justice Department said.[MORE]
