Biodiversity
Shy, reclusive and now quiet: Why we might not hear whales this season
As whale migration season approaches, experts are expecting the sound of whale songs to be less frequent this year.
- by Laura Chung
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Logging ‘export opportunity’ remains despite fears of local timber shortage
The timber industry has warned there could be a shortage of hardwood in Australia, but the federal government has backed the continued export of timber from native forests and plantations.
- by Mike Foley
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The three things stopping Tanya Plibersek from protecting native forests
Conservationists say the environment minister must revoke exemptions that shield state logging corporations from federal biodiversity laws.
- by Mike Foley
Council to remove new trees after residents complain about views
The City of Hobsons Bay spent thousands of dollars planting trees because it needed shade on a barren trail. But some residents complained about losing their coastal views, so half the trees will be dug up.
- by Najma Sambul
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Forestry
Axe falls on Victorian native forest logging
The state government will end native forest logging early in Victoria, bringing forward its 2030 deadline.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Before creation of koala national park, loggers target key habitat
The NSW government stands by its promise to create a Great Koala National Park despite its own logging company planning operations in 20 per cent of the land inside its proposed boundaries this year.
- by Nick O'Malley
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Sydney
Could this shark’s blood help save the species? Scientists hope so
Leo the zebra shark may only be two-metres long, but he could hold the genetics needed to rescue his species.
- by Laura Chung
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Animals
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
Plibersek greenlights new coal mine for first time, sparking fossil fuel backlash
Green groups are demanding the Albanese government stop new fossil fuel projects from driving global warming higher.
- by Mike Foley
‘Trashed and trampled by feral horses’: Alpine species at risk of extinction
With feral horse numbers soaring in the Australian Alps the federal government’s own threatened species advisory body has called on it to intervene.
- by Nick O'Malley