Age photographer Justin McManus joined the annual count of the red-tailed black cockatoo,an endangered bird that has enormous cultural significance
The Commonwealth’s top scientific committee says salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour could wipe out the Maguean skate.
The state government has installed nets to deter sharks at Sydney beaches since 1937 and will do so again next month. But there is growing doubt about their effectiveness.
A virulent strain of bird flu is morphing as it spreads around the world and Australia looks to be its end destination.
A contestant on the survival show said he was operating on a “starvation mindset” when he made the decision to eat the vulnerable species.
The biggest ecological survey to date for Australia’s oldest national park and adjoining areas found previously unseen mammal species.
The Hills Shire says concerns about the environmental impact of new sporting facilities are exaggerated,as opponents demand the federal government stop the project.
Australia’s poultry industry is grappling with an outbreak of H7 bird flu,but the H5N1 strain,which has spread to every other continent,could wipe out native species.
The critically endangered birds made worldwide headlines when researchers discovered they were losing their songs. Now,there are signs efforts to teach them are working.
It has all the ingredients of a Monty Python sketch:bureaucrats shuffling around a forest looking for nocturnal animals in the middle of the day.
Conservationists are furious after they warned the government about the presence of greater gliders and Leadbeater’s possums in trees identified for removal.