February - 2019

Saving the Night Parrot

The Night Parrot (Pezoporus occidentalis) is one of the most mysteriously elusive birds on the planet. Only found here in Australia, the...

News Corp attacks scientists assessing Adani coalmine – and ignores science

Damaging the credibility of scientists when we need their fearless advice more than ever is socially irresponsible and morally...

Australia's faunal extinction crisis

One February 1st, Prof. James Watson and Dr. April Reside fronted the Senate committee based on the Green Fire Science submission last...

What’s in a name? The role of defining ‘wilderness’ in conservation

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How to preserve nature on a tight budget

THE NORTHERN spotted owl, pictured above, is a handsome creature. Dark brown and, as the name implies, dappled with white flecks, it...

Humans' taste for meat is pushing the world's largest animals toward extinction

Land-clearing for agriculture, especially cattle grazing, is one of the biggest causes of habitat loss and declining animal numbers...

'We may not survive' - UN issues dire warning over climate change

Fire regimes are changing in both Australia and Brazil

Ambitious and holistic goals key to saving Earth’s biodiversity, study says

How Australia Can Rise From The Ashes

Change in terrestrial human footprint drives continued loss of intact ecosystems

Minimising the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services in an intact landscape under risk of.....

World’s protected areas lack connections, recent study finds

Study finds a Mexico-sized swath of intact land lost to human pressure

Planetary ‘safety net’ could halt wildlife loss and slow climate breakdown

Isolation of protected areas a major blind spot in habitat conservation