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Floodplain wetlands in Barmah Forest are bouncing back after the removal of more than 700 feral horses between 2020 and 2024 by Parks Victoria. Congratulations to YortaYorta Aboriginal Corporation and Parks Victoria on this conservation success story. Removing the horses from

Floodplain wetlands in Barmah Forest are bouncing back after the removal of more than 700 feral horses between 2020 and 2024 by Parks Victoria.

Congratulations to YortaYorta Aboriginal Corporation and <a href="/ParksVictoria/">Parks Victoria</a>  on this conservation success story. Removing the horses from
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Today the NSW Parliament will debate a petition from more than 11,000 people calling on the NSW Government to save the Snowies from feral horses. Australia is home to the world’s largest wild horse population, which causes immense ecological damage to our alpine region and puts

Today the NSW Parliament will debate a petition from more than 11,000 people calling on the NSW Government to save the Snowies from feral horses.

Australia is home to the world’s largest wild horse population, which causes immense ecological damage to our alpine region and puts
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We’re so pleased to be one of the 8 organisations selected to receive support from the Nature Impact Collective for 2025. The funding will allow us to strengthen our capacity to continue being a trusted voice for nature and to pursue some exciting new projects, so watch this

We’re so pleased to be one of the 8 organisations selected to receive support from the Nature Impact Collective for 2025.

The funding will allow us to strengthen our capacity to continue being a trusted voice for nature and to pursue some exciting new projects, so watch this
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The conservation of Canberra’s cute and critically endangered dragon will receive a $4.5 M boost from the ACT Government . Southern Australia’s grasslands have been extensively cleared and developed, leaving many grassland-dependent species, like the Canberra grassland earless

The conservation of Canberra’s cute and critically endangered dragon will receive a $4.5 M boost from the <a href="/actgovernment/">ACT Government</a> .

Southern Australia’s grasslands have been extensively cleared and developed, leaving many grassland-dependent species, like the Canberra grassland earless
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It's good to see our new federal Environment Minister Senator Murray Watt is focused on getting an EPA up and running. It is also critical that we see the creation of national environmental standards, which was the critical innovation in the Samuel review. We look forward to working

It's good to see our new federal Environment Minister <a href="/MurrayWatt/">Senator Murray Watt</a> is focused on getting an EPA up and running. 

It is also critical that we see the creation of national environmental standards, which was the critical innovation in the Samuel review. 

We look forward to working
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The South-East Queensland Forest Agreement is under scrutiny, with critical greater glider habitat north of the Sunshine Coast set to be logged. 26 years ago, Queensland Government promised to end native forest logging south of Gladstone by 2024 and to transition to hardwood plantations to

The South-East Queensland Forest Agreement is under scrutiny, with critical greater glider habitat north of the Sunshine Coast set to be logged.
 
26 years ago, <a href="/QldGov/">Queensland Government</a> promised to end native forest logging south of Gladstone by 2024 and to transition to hardwood plantations to
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New Environment Minister Murray Watt's most pressing priority will be picking up where his predecessor left off on installing a national environment watchdog and overhauling flawed federal laws at a time when more than 2000 species are listed as threatened, reports

New Environment Minister Murray Watt's most pressing priority will be picking up where his predecessor left off on installing a national environment watchdog and overhauling flawed federal laws at a time when more than 2000 species are listed as threatened, reports
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A new report from the NSW Government has revealed that the control of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park is working and ecosystems are starting to show improvement. “It is fantastic to see positive signs of recovery in these alpine ecosystems following the significant

A new report from the NSW Government has revealed that the control of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park is working and ecosystems are starting to show improvement.

“It is fantastic to see positive signs of recovery in these alpine ecosystems following the significant
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Congratulations to Professor Hugh Possingham! 🎉 Biodiversity Council Co-Chief and University of Queensland ecologist and mathematician Hugh Possingham has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society—one of science’s highest honours. He’s been recognised for pioneering work in ecology

Congratulations to Professor Hugh Possingham! 🎉 

<a href="/Biodivcouncil/">Biodiversity Council</a> Co-Chief and University of Queensland ecologist and mathematician <a href="/HugePossum/">Hugh Possingham</a> has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society—one of science’s highest honours.

He’s been recognised for pioneering work in ecology
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The transition to renewable energy is essential to tackling the climate crisis, but without planning and direction from governments, important natural habitats, agricultural land and cultural values could be destroyed. Biodiversity Council Co-chief Hugh Possingham spoke with ABC