Tag: Endangered and Protected Species
Albany celebrates whaling end anniversary
Preparations are underway in Albany to mark the 30th anniversary of the end of the whaling industry.[MORE]
Breeding program could save rare bird
Two landholders in southern New South Wales may have helped to save a threatened species of bird from extinction. [MORE]
Conditions 'perfect' for coral spawning season
Scientists say warm water and calm conditions have provided perfect conditions for the start of the coral spawning season along the Great Barrier Reef this week.[MORE]
World's oldest polar bear dies
The world's oldest polar bear, orphaned as a cub in the cold Russian north and raised in captivity, has died aged 42 after thrilling millions of visitors to a Canadian zoo, officials said.[MORE]
Greens urge Govt action on whaling monitoring
The Greens say they are deeply concerned about the Federal Government's lack of action on monitoring the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.[MORE]
Tug-of-war over Phillip the seal
A rare breed of seal could soon find itself at the centre of a tug-of-war between conservationists and the South Australian Government.[MORE]
Govt's whaling package a waste of money: Hunt
The federal Opposition says the Government's whaling research package is a diversion.[MORE]
Rare tiger cubs on show at Perth Zoo
The Perth Zoo has unveiled three rare sumatran tiger cubs that are part of a program to save the species from extinction.[MORE]
Guerillas threaten gorillas in DR Congo conflict
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Conflict forces rangers to flee national park, leaving mountain gorillas at the mercy of rebels.[MORE]
Govt to inject $6m into whale study
The Federal Government will spend $6 million on a whale research program using non-lethal methods.[MORE]
Cane toads threatening crocodiles
Researchers say numbers of freshwater crocodiles have more than halved in some ares of the NT due to cane toads.[MORE]
EPA heads to bat-plagued town
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says staff will visit a southern Queensland Darling Downs town being plagued by flying foxes.[MORE]
Tour group frees turtles caught in ghost net
A fishing tour has saved a group of endangered turtles from a ghost net off the coast near Darwin.[MORE]
Qld Govt defends crocodile management policy
The Qld Oppn has continued to attack the State Govt over its crocodile management policy in Parliament today. [MORE]
Fewer water birds expected in lower lakes
An environmental scientist making an aerial survey of water birds around Australia says he expects bird numbers in the lower lakes to have fallen in the past year.[MORE]
Threatened species found on planned housing site
Wollondilly Shire Council says threatened ecological species have been identified on rural land west of Appin, where there is a major proposal to rezone for residential development.[MORE]
Global warming impact on plants
Tasmanian researchers are warning that many plant species are on the verge of disappearing because global warming is reducing the main nutrient in plant growth.[MORE]
Japan's whaling industry in crisis: Greenpeace
Greenpeace says the Japanese whaling industry's ability to catch whales in the Southern Ocean this year has been compromised.[MORE]
Relocated crocs 'have killed more people'
The Opposition has aired claims that two recent deaths involved relocated crocodiles.[MORE]
Govt orders Qld croc management review
Qld Sustainability Minister Andrew McNamara has ordered the EPA to do a full review of crocodile management.[MORE]
Galapagos bachelor turtle struggles to be a dad
After stunning conservationists by mating for the first time in decades, a giant tortoise from the Galapagos islands called Lonesome George, who is the last of his kind, still may not become a dad.[MORE]
Govt defends Bermagui forest logging
The New South Wales Government has defended controversial logging work underway in a disputed forest on the far south coast.[MORE]
Environmental radar to aid reef protection
A university professor says Australia's only environmental radar will provide data to help protect coral reefs.[MORE]
Whale rescue mission aborted
A rescue mission, to save a whale entangled in fishing nets, has been aborted after the national parks service lost track of the mammal off the New South Wales far south at the weekend.[MORE]
Garrett won't commit to monitoring Japanese whalers
The Federal Government has not decided whether to monitor Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean this summer.[MORE]
