Habitat

Road through Tassie devil habitat approved

Andrew Darby A 93-kilometre tourist drive will cut through the Tarkine wilderness, stronghold of a healthy population of Tasmanian devils.

Captive-bred frogs take back Mount Buffalo habitat

Bridie Smith Endangered frogs that returned to their mountain home almost 30 years after going extinct at the site look to have re-established at their former stronghold.

Can kangaroos co-exist with humans as their habitat shrinks?

Ron Cerabona One of the enduring overseas jokes about Australia is that our towns and cities have kangaroos hopping down the streets. In Canberra, at least, it's not a joke.

Developer fined for clearing koala habitat

Ben Cubby A property developer has been fined $127,500 for illegally clearing a koala habitat south-west of Sydney.

Government accused on koala habitat logging

The opposition has accused NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker of allowing the logging of koala habitats on the state's mid north coast.

Shock tactics give researchers insight into endangered fish habitat

Nicky Phillips, Science Researchers are using electro-fishing to capture endangered Macquarie perch to survey the endangered fish species.

Coffs Harbour koalas lose habitat to red tape

Saffron Howden THE state Environment Department has approved logging of almost 2000 hectares of significant koala habitat contrary to its own guidelines, conservationists say.

Habitat replacement keeps visitors posted

Jennie Curtin If you're about to fly from Sydney to the Arctic Circle to find a mate, it helps to have a place to rest and conserve your energy.

VicForests attacked over logging plan

Tom Arup Victoria's state-owned timber company will reduce logging by 25 per cent in the bushfire-ravaged mountain ash forests of the central highlands -- but will wait until mid-2017 to make the shift.

Habitats to shrink without carbon curbs: Nature

The habitats of many common plants and animals will shrink dramatically this century unless governments act quickly to cut rising greenhouse gas emissions, scientists said after studying 50,000...

Rapid acidification threatens Arctic: study

The Arctic ecosystem, already under pressure from record ice melts, faces another potential threat in the form of rapid acidification of the ocean, according to an international study.

Pollution battle to save the rare pink dolphins from extinction

Conservationists warned the rare Chinese white dolphins, also known as pink dolphins for their unique colour, face extinction unless urgent action against pollution and other threats is taken.

Spotlight on cockatoo, winged wanderer who loves city life

Nicky Phillips Columbus (01) prefers Mosman, while Pina Colada (05) is a regular on the balconies of Potts Point. A true north shore type, Burt (09), has never been spotted south of the bridge.

Hope for koala as scientists make genetic breakthrough

Melissa Davey Scientists have sequenced the genome of the koala, winning a global race to unravel its genetic blueprint.

Scientists look to past to save possum's future

Nicky Phillips Endangered species experts plan to save the mountain pygmy possum from becoming the continent's first climate-change victim.

Wing and a prayer

As you read this, the first intrepid invaders are fluttering northward across the Rio Grande that separates Mexico from the US.

Newborn armadillo footage a world-first

Ben Cubby Taronga researchers hope breakthrough will aid conservation efforts.

Feral threat hanging over Kakadu

Rory Callinan They should be the pin-up vistas of Australia's largest and most unique national park - the limpid streams and emerald flood plains of Yellow Water that nourish the heart of Kakadu in the Northern...

Focus on dogs in fight to save koalas

Nina Karnikowski Dog training is the latest desperate measure in the battle to protect Australia's endangered koalas, with estimates putting numbers in the wild below 50,000.