A seal at Seal Rocks on Phillip Island.

How this team is helping fur seals escape the scourge of plastic waste

Eyes in the skies can pick out an injured animal easily,even in a colony of hundreds,allowing researchers to conduct targeted rescues.

  • Bianca Hall

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Mungo National Park in south-western NSW is one of the locations where commercial motorbike tours could be allowed.

Fees up and quad bikes in:New plans for NSW national parks

As a fight brews about the cost of supported camping in NSW national parks,an updated government document reveals commercial motorbike tours and quad biking could be allowed in hundreds of parks across the state.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Naming names,for shore

While a postal carrier steps through.

Squaky Beach,with its sparkling torquoise water and glistening white sand,is one of Australia’s top beaches.

This beach was crowned Australia’s best. Is it being ‘loved to death’?

An increasing number of Australian natural wonders have become so popular,so rapidly,authorities are being forced to consider limiting public access to them.

  • Bianca Hall
A koala in the Great Koala National Park.

‘Great big holes’ undermine Minns government’s key park promise

A decision to exclude plantations from the future Great Koala National Park could threaten the long-term survival of koalas and a possible World Heritage listing,a new report warns.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Piper James had been travelling down Australia’s east coast with a friend.

More tests needed to determine cause of K’gari backpacker’s death

As the investigation continues,some are calling for the island to be closed to tourists at high-risk times to prevent more dingo attacks.

  • William Davis andJulius Dennis
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Wilsons Prom loyal campers Matt Vigus with baby Augustus,Beatrix Vigus,Molly Hodgson,Violet Vigus and Cullen Smith.

Ghost camping down as pricing returns – but Prom campers want ballot back

Tidal River is busier than last year when holidaymakers were able to reserve sites but not turn up – at zero cost – leaving spots empty while others missed out.

  • Lachlan Abbott
A man was airlifted to hospital from the Sunshine Coast hinterland on Sunday after suffering serious injuries in a motorbike crash.

‘I think I’m going to die’:‘Hand-me-down’ earbuds save teen’s life after 80m fall

The 18-year-old Queenslander was on his first solo hike when disaster struck – he was stranded on a mountain with a fractured spine,broken ribs,and a smashed phone.

  • Laine Clark
Satellite images show the destruction in Wombat State Forest from the air.

Fresh logs piled high in Wombat State Forest revive concern about removing fallen trees

The forest will become a national park next year,but contractors are now removing more timber from the forest than before the ban on commercial native logging.

  • Bianca Hall
Walk,don’t run.

‘If you run,you become prey’:In this camp,not all guests are human

“Where can I go for a jog?” I ask naively. “You can’t jog here,” the ranger says.

  • Steve Jacobs