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Since 1976, the Wilderness Society has been powered by tens of thousands of Australians. Together we protect, sustain and restore nature.

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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 17/09/2026
Did you hear? We’ve filed a case in the Tasmanian Supreme Court challenging plans to log critically endangered swift parrot habitat in the Huon Valley. Hear Alice Hardinge, Tasmanian Wilderness Society Campaigns Manager, talk about the case on ABC Radio Hobart. #swiftparrot #Tasmania #logging
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 08/09/2026
#BREAKING: Wilderness Society is taking the Forest Practices Authority & Forestry Tasmania to court to challenge plans to log swift parrot habitat. These native forests in the Huon Valley are some of the last places critically endangered swift parrots breed. 🦜 wilderness.org.au/tas-court-case-2026
Image says BREAKING NEWS in red and white text at the top, followed by big heading "We're going to court to challenge logging plans in critical swift parrot habitat in Lutruwita / Tasmania". Image shows three people standing looking serious in a forest, leaning against a very large old tree and ferns in the background. Wilderness Society logo is in the bottom right hand corner.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 07/09/2026
Did you know the kurina/Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle's (Palawa) wingspan is >2m, making it one of the largest eagles alive? 🦅 Sadly, it is a #ThreatenedSpecies. Less than 1000 birds remain. Protecting its forest homes from human activities like logging is critical to protecting the species. #wildoz
A large dark brown and light brown feathered tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle sits perched in a tree, surveying the environment around it. A blurred background of tree leaves is behind the eagle, which has a grey curved beak and vibrant brown eyes looking to the right.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 03/09/2026
Australia’s largest pallet producer, Brambles, is stepping away from sourcing timber from native #forests. It is only because of people speaking up that companies feel the pressure to protect forests instead of destroying them. Thank you to all that made this possible 💚 #climateaction
Image shows large text in green and white: "Native forests are a little safer thanks to you", then below on a ripped out piece of paper: "Australia's largest pallet producer will source 100% plantation wood by the end of 2028." There is a picture of a pallet next to this text, and an image of green lush forests in the background. Wilderness Society logo is in the top right hand corner.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 19/08/2026
Distinguished photographer David Neilson is a longtime friend of Wilderness Society and a champion of our beautiful #wildlife & wild places. With the launch of his new exhibition #Antarctica is Melting, we celebrate David's work in Wilderness Journal: wilderness.org.au/journal/issue-046#antarctica
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 11/08/2026
We’ve just received the Federal Court’s decision on our case against Australia’s oil and gas regulator, NOPSEMA. Watch to find out what happened 👀 #oilandgas #auspol #fossilfuels #australia
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 29/07/2026
This is what mining for bauxite looks like at an Alcoa mine site in WA. This was once precious Northern Jarrah Forest—home to unique native plants & iconic wildlife. This precious forest is being destroyed by an American mining company, and public opposition is growing. #mining #Alcoa #auspol
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 29/07/2026
Ben Carroll is Victoria's new Premier. Victoria's forests, rivers, coasts and wildlife are among its greatest assets—now's the time for bold leadership to protect threatened species, restore ecosystems and value nature in every decision. #vicpol #environment #auspol
A small grey Leadbeater's possum, with large ears is photographed at night, walking along a mossy tree log.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 30/06/2026
Dark, glossy, unhurried. Glossy black cockatoos mate for life, nest in centuries-old hollows, and feast on she-oaks in the eastern coastal range forests of NSW. They rely on ancient forests and centuries-old hollows. Protect one, protect the other. 🖤
Two glossy black cockatoos perched side by side on a tree branch, their striking red and orange banded tail feathers clearly visible.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 25/06/2026
We’re excited to share that A Good Kind of Trouble by Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward has been shortlisted for the Karajia Award for Children’s Literature in the fiction category! 📚👏 Explore the full shortlist at wilderness.org.au/karajia-eacl-b
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 19/06/2026
We're excited to share that Dreaming: Welcome to Our Country by Adam Goodes & Ellie Laing, illustrated by David Hardy, has been shortlisted for the 2026 Karajia Award for Children's Literature! 📚👏 @allenandunwin.bsky.social. Explore the full shortlist at wilderness.org.au/karajia-eacl-b
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 18/06/2026
📣 The shortlist for the Wilderness Society's 2026 Karajia and Environment Awards for Children's Literature is here! Congratulations to all of the Environment Award shortlisted authors and illustrators (reel 2 of 2). 📚👏 Explore the shortlist at wilderness.org.au/karajia-eacl-b
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 17/06/2026
The shortlist for the Wilderness Society's 2026 Karajia and Environment Awards for Children's Literature is here! Congratulations to all of the Karajia Award shortlisted authors and illustrators (reel 1 of 2). 📚👏 Visit wilderness.org.au/karajia-eacl-b to explore the shortlist!
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 30/05/2026
Have you heard of the northern bettong? ✨ This small, nocturnal macropod can be found hopping along in Far North QLD's wet tropics, on a very small strip along the Great Dividing Range. With <1,000 individuals left in the wild, it’s critical we protect the bushland & forests it calls home. #wildoz
Two northern bettongs stand on leaf litter in warm sunlight, with one animal in sharp focus in the foreground and another slightly blurred in the background. Small white text in the top left reads: “Image: Stephanie Todd / JCU”.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 25/05/2026
🚨 Tell #Bunnings to stop selling timber products from native forest destruction! 👉 Email Bunnings today: wilderness.org.au/email-bunnings #forests #australia #wildoz #forestry #nativeforestlogging
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 01/05/2026
A beautiful brushtail possum (or are there two?) repositions for a proper snooze in a tree hollow in Nipaluna / Hobart. 💤 Hollow-bearing trees provide homes for many threatened Australian birds & animals, but can take 100s of years to form. Thanks @michellebythewild for sharing this photo #wildoz
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 22/04/2026
LOOK AT THIS EARTH! 🌏 This #EarthDay, we’re celebrating the Channel Country—where floodwaters from northern Australia are continuing their journey to Kati-Thanda / Lake Eyre, spreading life across a landscape formed to receive them. Thanks to Birdsville Aviation for sharing these videos with us 💚
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 14/04/2026
Every summer, we journey into the remote Spero-Wanderer Wilderness Area with volunteer ecologists, photographers & storytellers to conduct ecological surveys. For 40 years we've called for this ecologically significant landscape to be added to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. #tasmania
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 14/04/2026
Think you’ve got moves on the dancefloor? duwuduwu (Victoria’s riflebird, Yidinji) might have you beat. Protecting Queensland’s forests and bushland means protecting incredible performers like this, and the wild stages they appear on. Video courtesy of Naidu Kumpatla. #wildoz #australianbirds
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 08/04/2026
Yesterday, Fossil Fuel Industry Campaigner Fern Cadman was in Sydney at the Federal Court taking on Australia’s oil and gas regulator, NOPSEMA, and Santos. 👉 Learn more about the court hearing from Fern in this video. #oilandgas #climate #decommissioning
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 01/04/2026
Day of the Species brings together an extraordinary collective effort to document all 2,105 plants and animals on Australia’s national threatened species list. 📍 On view 2-20 April at Botanic Gardens of Sydney, 11am-5pm daily. Free entry. 👉 More info: facebook.com/events/2180727469403500 #wildoz
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 27/03/2026
Discover the captivating photo essay 'Lordz of Bin Town', in the new edition of Wilderness Journal. In this story, photographer and skater Mike O'Meally reveals an urban tale of ibises and skaters. Read it at wilderness.org.au/journal-044 #skateboarding #skatephotography #wildoz
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 27/03/2026
Opening tomorrow! 🎉 Wild Forever exhibition launches Saturday 28 March—don’t miss it if you’re in Meanjin / #Brisbane. 👉 Can't make it? You can still take a piece of the wild home! Swipe through to see a selection of artworks up for auction, then place your bids at wilderness.org.au/wildforever
Image shows illustrated artwork of a group of flying black cockatoos, artwork caption is by Paula Peeters.  At the top it reads 'Wild Forever: art exhibit and auction for QLD forests'. The Wilderness Society logo is also on the image, in the top right date March 28, and location Vacant Assembly. Text at bottom reads: Bid at wilderness.org.au/wildforever. There are sticker graphics of flowers on the left and right as decoration. Image shows painted artwork of a yellow banksia flowers in the foreground, ocean in the background. Artwork caption is by Suzanne Barrett. At the top it reads 'Wild Forever: art exhibit and auction for QLD forests'. The Wilderness Society logo is also on the image, in the top right date March 28, and location Vacant Assembly. Text at bottom reads: Bid at wilderness.org.au/wildforever. There are sticker graphics of flowers on the left and right as decoration. Image shows abstract artwork of shapes and colours in pink, peachy tones with colourful patterns, artwork caption is by Keira Wold.  At the top it reads 'Wild Forever: art exhibit and auction for QLD forests'. The Wilderness Society logo is also on the image, in the top right date March 28, and location Vacant Assembly. Text at bottom reads: Bid at wilderness.org.au/wildforever. There are sticker graphics of flowers on the left and right as decoration. Image shows photograph of mountain landscape, with plants in the foreground, artwork caption says 'Mount Cordeaux and the Main Range' and is by Nathan Dobbie.  At the top it reads 'Wild Forever: art exhibit and auction for QLD forests'. The Wilderness Society logo is also on the image, in the top right date March 28, and location Vacant Assembly. Text at bottom reads: Bid at wilderness.org.au/wildforever. There are sticker graphics of flowers on the left and right as decoration.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 16/03/2026
📣 This Sunday, speak up for Australia’s native forests. 🌳 Join the #MarchForForests with Bob Brown Foundation + nature lovers across the country. With 14 marches nationwide, rise up & call for the protection of Australia’s incredible native #forests! 👉 Find your local march: marchforforests.org
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 16/03/2026
Celebrate Wilderness Society’s 50th anniversary with a special multimedia art exhibition in Meanjin / #Brisbane on Saturday 28 March. We’re bringing together artists from across Australia, all in support of protecting #forests & #wildlife. 👉 wilderness.org.au/wild-forever-exhibition #wildoz
Image features headline: "Wild Forever, art exhibit and auction for QLD forests'. Image shows a painting of two birds with plants, and the date March 28 in top right hand corner. Location is Vacant Assembly gallery at 266 Montague Rd, West End, Brisbane.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 12/03/2026
Afternoon light shines through the #forest canopy in the Great Otway National Park, in Victoria on the lands of the Eastern Maar and Wadawurrung people. Did you know that the park was only established in 2005, after years of community campaigning? Photograph: Aaron Poole #Otways #australia #nature
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 06/03/2026
Forest destruction shouldn’t be part of your next DIY project. Bunnings claims to source timber responsibly, but it’s not telling the truth about where some of these products come from. Learn more in this video with our Corporate Advocacy Manager, Adele Chasson. #Bunnings #forests #australia
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 26/02/2026
🚨Victorians: we need your help to close logging loopholes in state laws! 👉 Send your message today and help protect Victoria's tall forests: wilderness.org.au/vic-logging-loopholes #vicpol #victoria #forests #nativeforestlogging
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 19/02/2026
LAST DAY TO HAVE YOUR SAY! 🚨 The Albanese Labor government is opening vast new areas of ocean for #oilandgas expansion, threatening precious marine environments and wildlife. #marinelife #conservation #auspol #wildoz
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 17/02/2026
Honour Bramble Cay Melomys Day by joining the rat pack. 🐀 Share your ratastic rodent name and tag a friend to find out theirs. #wildoz #rat #animalpuns
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 12/02/2026
At the Wilderness Society, we know the power of nature photography. From the Franklin River to the Bight, images have inspired Australians to protect wild places. 💚 Enter The Landscape Awards—$2 from each entry supports our work. Entries close 22 Feb: thelandscapeawards.com.au 📷 Laura Symes
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 05/02/2026
The Landscape Awards by Australian Photography are back for a 4th year, celebrating stunning scenes from across Australia & beyond. We’re delighted to share that $2 from each entry will be donated to the Wilderness Society. Entries close 22 Feb: www.thelandscapeawards.com.au Photo: Adam Meredith
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 02/02/2026
We’re hitting the ground running this February! Join the movement and help set the pace for a big year protecting nature—we've got a little something for everyone. 🗓️ Find all our events and RSVP at wilderness.org.au/community-events #volunteering #wildoz #nature #Australia
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 30/01/2026
Australians want real climate action, not more fossil fuels. Yet in the final weeks of 2025, the Albanese Labor government announced it was opening a huge area of ocean off Victoria and Lutruwita / Tasmania for new oil and gas exploration. #auspol #oilandgas #fossilfuels #climate
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 21/01/2026
Skies across southern Australia lit up with a spectacular show of the #auroraaustralis last night. Moments like these remind us of the value of getting out into nature, looking up, and protecting the night skies that connect us. 💚✨ Image: Bunurong Country, Genevieve French / Wilderness Society
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 16/01/2026
In the final weeks of 2025, the Albanese government quietly opened up a huge area of ocean off Victoria & Lutruwita / Tasmania to new #oilandgas exploration. 💥 Seismic blasting & gas drilling here would threaten marine life, coastal communities, the climate & a World Heritage coastline. #auspol
Image shows map of Australia, with areas of ocean mapped in red that demonstrate the new areas of ocean open for gas exploration, between Victoria and Tasmania.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 16/01/2026
Incredible alpine flora and an #auroraaustralis at sunrise? Lutruwita / #Tasmania is truly one of the best places to experience the wonder of nature. Thanks to Benjamin Alldridge for this stunning image with us. 💚 #wildoz #scoparia
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 14/01/2026
Protecting #forests is at the heart of our work. Community events help people connect with threatened forests and wildlife, and #volunteering is the next step. 🌳💚 Want to turn your care for nature into action? Join us as a volunteer & help protect wild places: wilderness.org.au/volunteer-with-us
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 06/01/2026
Ready to hop into the new year more organised than ever? We still have some of our 2026 calendars left, featuring stunning nature photographs from across Australia, like this yellow-footed rock wallaby at Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary. 👉 Order today: wilderness.org.au/2026-calendar #wildoz
Yellow-footed rock wallaby with orange, grey, white and black colouring and a long striped tail, sits perched on a rock, looking alert towards the camera. Background is blurred green brown, likely trees behind.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 05/01/2026
The Wilderness Society is working alongside the Yerkala Mirning to secure World Heritage recognition for the stunning #Nullarbor and #GreatAustralianBight. If you haven't already, you can add your name to the call to protect the Nullarbor & Bight: wilderness.org.au/bight-nullarbor #conservation
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 12/12/2025
🚨 Yesterday the Albanese government opened a huge new area of Victoria and Lutruwita / Tasmania’s oceans to seismic blasting & gas drilling—right next to World Heritage coastline. 🔥 New gas is a climate disaster. Next to World Heritage coastline it’s a double disaster. #oilandgas #auspol #climate
Image has NEWS and headline that reads 'Albanese government sacrifices new oceans for fossil fuel exploration' with the Wilderness Society logo below. There is a map above, showing large areas in red in the oceans between Victoria and Tasmania, depicting the areas release for oil and gas exploration. In the background is an image of the 12 Apostles with ocean and sunset shown.
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 04/12/2025
We’re going to court over plans to log native forest in the Huon Valley in Lutruwita / #Tasmania, one of the last remaining breeding strongholds for critically endangered swift parrots. Hear more about the case from Tasmanian Campaigns Manager, Alice Hardinge. #swiftparrot #wildoz
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 02/12/2025
The legendary Franklin River, #Lutruwita / #Tasmania, where the movement to stop a destructive dam brought thousands together. Peaceful protest won & the Wilderness Society was born. 🗓️ This image features in our 2026 calendar—every one sold helps protect nature: www.wilderness.org.au/calendar-2026
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 27/11/2025
Save 20% on our 2026 calendar this Green Friday! 🗓️ Celebrate people power and beautiful Australian nature with our special 50th anniversary edition. 💚 🌏 Every calendar sold helps protect Australia’s wild places for generations to come: wilderness.org.au/gf-sale #wildoz #australia #conservation
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 27/11/2025
📢 After decades of pressure to fix Australia’s ailing nature laws, the Albanese government has struck a deal with the Greens to amend them. The reforms will increase scrutiny of logging & land clearing—and finally remove key #deforestation loopholes. #auspol 👉 www.wilderness.org.au/nature-law-news
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 24/11/2025
Just 40 minutes from Nipaluna/Hobart, you'll find the spectacular #forests of the Huon Valley. 🌳🍃These forests store immense amounts of carbon & support some of Australia’s most iconic species. But they're under threat. 👉 More: wilderness.org.au/iconic-places/tasmanias-forests #tasmania #wildoz
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 13/11/2025
#BREAKING: We are going to court over plans to log native forest in the Huon Valley in Lutruwita / #Tasmania, one of the last remaining breeding strongholds for critically endangered swift parrots. 👉 Learn more: www.wilderness.org.au/swift-parrot-legal-case #swiftparrot #wildoz #forests
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 30/10/2025
Long-awaited changes to Australia’s nature laws have been introduced to Parliament today—instead of strengthening protections, they would weaken them. 👉 Read the Wilderness Society’s response here: wilderness.org.au/news-events/... #auspol #naturelaws #environment #wildoz
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 17/10/2025
It’s #InternationalSawfishDay. Celebrate this remarkable species! The Martuwarra / Fitzroy River is recognised as the world's last stronghold for the freshwater sawfish. It’s also a very important nursery, serving as a sanctuary for juveniles. 👉 Discover more wilderness.org.au/sawfishday
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Wilderness Society @wilderness.org.au · 25/09/2025
We have successfully settled our court case with the Environment Minister—and he has admitted he failed to do his job to protect threatened species! 🙌 This is an incredible win for threatened species. Hear our campaigner Sam Szoke-Burke give an update on what this means for wildlife. #wildoz
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