On 19 June 2026, Australia reported the possibility that Avian influenza H5N1 had arrived on the Australian mainland. Its arrival was confirmed on 20 June, 2026. A sad day indeed.

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Demand The Resignation For Peter Malinauskas The South Australian Premier.

In 2025, ATCW permits for lethal control targeted 230,673 protected Australia native animals, in 2025 the number targeted for lethal control using ATCWs was 2.5 times greater than in 2022

As birdlife grows less common in rural Australia, reasons include the mass killing of numerous species, climate change and climate disasters, cities increasingly offer an attractive option in which to...

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Steve James said he was given the choice between surrendering his dog or continuing to be homeless.

The birds – not native to the South Australian island – have covered a school in faeces, torn up infrastructure and damaged crops

Scientists estimate the endangered bird’s population has slumped to about 750. But the logging agency responsible for clearing its habitat said it acted lawfully

While Victoria is not the place to be if you happen to be a bird, what are Tasmania and South Australia doing when it comes to shooting waterbirds for recreation?

Koala habitat has been bulldozed in an apparent breach of new environment laws that took effect in December, with fears farmers are unaware of their new obligations.

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In early 2019, the EUROGROUP for Animals reported that in 2016, Belgium had imported more than 632 tonnes of Kangaroo meat (that meant 180,000 Kangaroos plus 48,000 unaccounted for joeys had been kill...

The cull of six dingoes on the popular tourist island follows the death of Canadian 19-year-old Piper James. Find out more.

As climate change induced fires, floods, cyclones, droughts and extreme heat rage across the Australian Continent, in just 7 weeks from the time of writing, the native duck and quail season will comme...

Our experience of South Australian landscapes is one of total absence. The myths of booming populations and mass starvation, are precisely that, myths. The population estimates for 2026 show a 31 per ...

The population estimate for Kangaroos in New South Wales has fallen to 9,586,809 from 13,910,688, resulting in a decline in commercial quota for 2026 of 733,927 Kangaroos.

Environmental and conservation experts in Western Australia challenge claims by Environment Minister Matthew Swinbourn that two endangered bird species were not present in a patch of Great Southern bu...

It’s one of Australia’s worst underwater environmental catastrophes. What’s going to happen to South Australia’s vast algal bloom as summer heat warms the ocean?

Adelaide's stormwater network has been discharging high loads of sediment into the Gulf of St Vincent for decades, killing off seagrasses that are a key defence against blooms of the kind wreaking hav...

Introduce Arnie's Law: Stronger Penalties for Crimes Against Pets

Dog racing, once a form of public entertainment more popular than the cinema in Britain, is now on its last legs

Native forest logging in New South Wales is costing more than it delivers – in taxpayer dollars, habitat destruction, carbon emissions and water pollution

The Queensland Government’s population estimate for the 3 commercially exploited species in Queensland's 5 commercial shooting zones is 19,308,148 giving a commercial quota in 2026 of 2,850,900 with a...

A white humpback calf known as Siale is seen heading north along the NSW coast when most whales are searching for food in the Antarctic Ocean.

State government says ‘traditional measures’ like nets and drum lines will continue to be used despite evidence of deadly impact on other marine life

Scientists believe they have identified the species responsible for the toxins in South Australia's marine algal bloom that has killed millions of aquatic animals.

The Australian Government’s proposed reforms to its Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act). Top line comments on the Environment Protection Reform Bill.

A man in Western Australia's far north has been fined and banned from owning pets for five years after being found guilty of neglecting two dogs.

Wongarra man Doug Gimesy removes more than 18 kilometres of barbed wire from his property to create a wildlife haven.

Products that sell for as little as $1 have been documented harming Australia's wildlife. Find out more.

With migratory birds returning to Tasmania during a period of increased bird flu, the chance of the virus affecting the state's coastal areas is on the rise.

Rat bait poison has been found in threatened northern quoll populations as an overdue report into their use by the federal pesticides regulator is again delayed.

Australian scientists have noticed a rise in the number of whales getting entangled in ropes and fishing lines. Rescuing them is a job for experts.

Staff at Greyhound Racing SA accuse the organisation of suppressing complaints about its preferred vet, according to documents and graphic photos tabled in state parliament.

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Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuilding

Exclusive: Documents reveal state environment department had ‘reckless indifference’ to fate of individual koalas, Greens spokesperson Sue Higginson says

Illegal fishing is ravaging the world's oceans of fish and shellfish but it is what is left behind that is creating a mess for governments worldwide and of Australia's most remote beaches.

The tally of Australian mammals extinct since 1788 is now 39 species – far more than for any other country

Those responsible for the sad find could now face hefty penalties. Can you help authorities identify them?

The discovery of a saltwater crocodile with its mouth bound shut by zip ties in a Darwin river has sparked outrage, with animal rights advocates calling for stronger wildlife protections.

Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.