Animals
Who wore it better? Pets get the red carpet treatment in recreations of Met Gala looks
At the Pet Gala in New York, dogs strutted the catwalk in extravagant outfits based on those worn by celebrities at this year’s Met Gala.
- by Louise Hall
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Forestry
Loggers get their way in proposed koala national park
The Minns government’s failure to immediately halt Forestry Corporation NSW plans to log the proposed Great Koala National Park on the Mid North Coast is a policy travesty.
- by The Herald's View
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NSW mouse plague
The simple trick to stop another $1 billion mouse plague disaster
A photo of a wheat field studded with a neat line of holes caught Professor Peter Banks’ eye, sparking a research project that could halt mice in their tracks.
- by Angus Dalton
Child dead, 23 people missing after hippopotamus capsizes canoe
A long canoe was carrying 37 people across the Shire River on their way from Malawi to neighbouring Mozambique when it was hit by the hippo.
- by Gregory Gondwe
Loonkiito, one of the world’s oldest wild lions, killed in Kenya
Confrontations between herders and lions have increased amid one of the region’s worst droughts in decades.
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Biodiversity
The first hunt: My journey from vegetarian to shooting my dinner
My heart thumps as I line up those glinting eyes and fire. I see the rabbit struggle momentarily before falling still amid the dry grass and burrows and bald earth.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Caulfield Park ducks and geese
The ducks and geese have been relocated to a new home in the countryside.
From the Archives, 1993: Rare possum’s habitat destroyed by mistake
In 1993, a mapping error resulted in the destruction of a prime habitat of one of Victoria’s rarest mammals, the endangered Leadbeater’s possum.
- by Graeme O'Neill
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Biosecurity
A weed masquerading as a shrub killed Anna’s two ponies. It’s still sold in garden centres
Cestrum nocturnum, a decorative, sweet-scented but highly toxic shrub popular in gardens, is taking off as a weed in NSW – but the government has not banned it.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Live exports
Investigation finds Indonesian abattoirs violated live export rules
An Australian government investigation has found violations of live export trade standards at seven Indonesian slaughterhouses where Australian producers send cattle.
- by Chris Barrett
Joint effort: Vets try to stop New York City’s dogs getting stoned
A vet in the US has warned that it is “unbelievable” the number of dogs she sees with marijuana poisoning.
- by Bobby Caina Calvan