Tag: Mammals
Whale rescuers defend response time
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Witnesses to a mass whale stranding in Tasmania are angry that it took rescuers a day to arrive.[MORE]
Dolphin found dead at Outer Harbor
A dolphin found dead yesterday is thought to be the same one seen tangled in fishing line recently.[MORE]
Tangled dolphin feared dead
Authorities fear a starving dolphin tangled in fishing line, spotted in the Port River in Adelaide at the weekend, may have died.[MORE]
Search for dolphin continues
The search for a sick dolphin in the Port River will resume today.[MORE]
Cattle rounded up after freeway accident
Police have rounded up the cattle which were running loose on Melbourne's Tullamarine freeway, after the truck they were in tipped over.[MORE]
Tangled dolphin help bid
An attempt to help a dolphin entangled in fishing line will be made in the Port River in Adelaide.[MORE]
Whales returned to ocean after mass stranding
11 whales that survived a mass beach stranding on Tasmania's far north-west coast have been returned to the open ocean.[MORE]
Stranded whales transferred to new beach
Rescuers have shifted 12 stranded pilot whales in north-west Tasmania to a different beach.[MORE]
Don't keep it in the family: Inbreeding behind mammoth extinction
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Researchers have found woolly mammoths were more closely related to modern, living elephants than previously thought.[MORE]
Scientists call for whale watching
Tasmanians are being urged to report any whale activity after several possible sightings of entangled whales.[MORE]
Appeals convener visits planned desal site
The appeals convener has visited the site for a proposed pilot desalination plant at Binningup, as part of his assessment of the project.[MORE]
Whale carcass arrives at Qld Museum
The carcass of a 14-metre baby blue whale that died off the coast of Townsville last month has been delivered to the Queensland Museum in Brisbane. [MORE]
Authorities trying to reunited whale calf with mum
Marine authorities are trying to reunite a whale and her calf on the Gold Coast.[MORE]
Whale calf 'killed by propeller'
A baby humpback whale has been found dead at a beach in Byron Bay in northern New South Wales.[MORE]
Scientists prepare whale carcass for trip to Qld Museum
The skeleton of a rare blue whale found dead off the coast of Townsville in north Queensland last week will be transported to Brisbane at the end of the week. [MORE]
Australia appoints special envoy for whale conservation
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has confirmed Australia has appointed an ambassador for whale conservation in an effort to bring an end to commercial and so-called ''scientific'' whaling.[MORE]
Dead whale offers clues to species' future
The skeleton of a rare blue whale that died in the state's northern waters last week will be kept by the Qld Museum.[MORE]
More funding for devil research
The University of Tasmania has been given more funding to allow further studies into the deadly facial tumour disease afflicting the Tasmanian Devil.[MORE]
Call for more focus on habitat loss
A Tasmanian researcher who has been studying the devil facial tumour disease says the Red List of Threatened Species is a wake up call to Australians.[MORE]
Student finds 'extinct' desert mouse
A mouse species, which was thought to have been extinct in NSW for 150 years, has been found living in the state's far west.[MORE]
Historic platypus cage on show
A heritage listed platypus enclosure has reopened on the Gold Coast, but there is not a mammal in sight.[MORE]
Flying fox plague driving residents batty
The Mayor of the Southern Downs, in southern Queensland, fears residents frustrated by a plague of flying foxes may end up taking matters into their own hands.[MORE]
More protection for Port River dolphins
Two new rangers will have the job of boosting protection for Port River dolphins.[MORE]
Record whale numbers in WA's south-west
The Department of Environment and Conservation says an astounding number of Southern Right Whales have been seen off the south coast this year.[MORE]
Hobart treated to whale sighting
A Southern Right whale has made a rare appearance in the River Derwent in Hobart.[MORE]
