In the WA capital,century-old Moreton Bay figs are among the trees falling victim to an alarming pest – and the city is taking extreme measures to counter it.
The invasive pest has already colonised the United States – now recent flooding is raising fears it will do the same in Australia.
Injected with poison,razed and drilled with multiple holes. Now the latest in an alleged string of “calculated” attacks against Sydney’s trees has left residents fuming.
This vast plan,which attracted 22,000 public comments,has had a fatal drop in protections at the final hour and will now never do what the government promises,an expert says.
Campaigners want to save south-east Queensland’s Woogaroo forest for koalas;developers want the land for desperately needed housing. Something has to give.
Perth’s zoo and black cockatoo rehab centres are struggling with emaciated cockatoos after an unprecedented climate event wiped out their remaining food source.
The number of pet cats per household could be capped as Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek prepares a scheme to protect wildlife from domestic and feral felines.
The bites cause a burning sensation lasting for about an hour,with an outbreak in Queensland already forcing closures of sporting fields and beaches.
Crocodiles were almost wiped out but have rebounded since protections were introduced in the 1970s. How common are crocodile attacks and how many people are killed?
Residents of Hobsons Bay City Council are on the hook for over half a million dollars to replace asbestos-contaminated mulch,first found by a local father in April.