And a food debate gets grubby.
A woman who cared for hundreds of kangaroos over five years as a volunteer for wildlife rescue service WIRES has been found guilty of aggravated animal cruelty.
Wildlife rescue groups have reported an influx of injured native fauna and are planning a search-and-rescue mission for koalas across forests in northern NSW.
Authorities will bring sand to tourist hotspots,but the affected stretches will take months to recover. Environmental experts are more worried about damage to dunes.
No heavier than a marshmallow and no longer than an adult’s little finger,the colourful birds can also be ferocious.
The former Treasury boss sometimes came to the office with a joey tucked under his shirt to keep it warm. The economist’s full-time focus is now squarely on the environment.
After nearly two years in government,state Labor has still not created the koala national park it promised in 2015,prompting criticism from one of its own.
Faced with ‘government inaction’ on protecting Australia’s most critically endangered animals,these campaigners are taking matters into their own hands.
Sydneysiders can expect to see a lot more spiders,including deadly funnel-webs,as weather becomes perfect for arachnids.
The environmental watchdog has found six peacocks from a wild population on the Central Coast died from eating pesticide pellets,in what may have been a deliberate poisoning.