Wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta dives into the magical world of whale song.
It was 1975. Queen was competing with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin in the charts. And in WA,a new agency was compiling its own “the best of the best” list.
A national outbreak of the pest from its Queensland stronghold would sting the economy – and that’s without even considering the health costs.
The latest event in Australia follows mass bleaching in the northern hemisphere,sparking fears of a destructive global event.
The chair of the WA Environmental Protection Authority Matthew Tonts has resigned for a senior job at Curtin University in another upheaval for the state’s environmental approval process.
In some rare good news for the critically endangered lowland Leadbeater’s possum,conservationists have identified 34 possums in the wild – an increase of 10 possums on the last count.
Councils across the state are adopting new tree management policies to save old trees from destruction and increase tree coverage,as they respond locally to rapidly increasing urban heat.
A tiny lizard rediscovered in Melbourne’s west has delayed planning in growth areas,sending authorities scrambling.
Hundreds of endangered southern brown bandicoots live behind a predator-proof fence on Melbourne’s south-eastern fringe. A proposed development nearby could push the marsupial closer to extinction.
Brisbane’s reputation as one of Australia’s greenest cities is well deserved,but experts question whether the mix is right when it comes to public open space.
A major boy wizard-themed event has been relocated from a sensitive wildlife sanctuary on the Mornington Peninsula to an off-leash dog park.