Biodiversity
The global frog population is crashing. Here’s why that’s bad news for everyone
Scientists are racing to resurrect frog populations in Central America – and discovering new, surprising links between nature and human health.
- Dino Grandoni and Melina Mara
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The controversial plans for a stunning natural landscape two hours from Sydney
Will a glamping resort in the Gardens of Stone near Lithgow be a great new ecotourism drawcard or destroy the very thing the conservation reserve is meant to protect?
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Whales
Young humpback towed off sandbar in first stranding of an early whale season
The 9.5-metre, 12-tonne sub-adult is swimming freely in a lake near Forster, but is yet to find its way back to the ocean.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
More whales are visiting Sydney out of season. Scientists debate why
The first whales swimming north for the winter have already been spotted off the coast of Sydney, while artificial intelligence is helping reduce one of the marine mammals’ deadliest direct threats.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
How forests the size of tennis courts transform Australian cities
You’ve heard of tiny homes, but what about tiny forests? It’s a growing movement in Australia, based on Japanese ideas.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Revealed: how the environment in your suburb is improving or declining
Nationally, Australia’s environment was better than the average of the past 25 years. Look up our interactive map to see how your suburb or local government area fared.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Offensive’: Farmers and green groups lash Allan government over deer
With an estimated 1 million feral deer in Victoria causing untold damage to farms and the environment, farming and green groups have thrown down the gauntlet.
- Bianca Hall
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- National
Environmental offsets scheme rife with non-compliance
Government audits have raised questions over the integrity of the nation’s environmental offsets system.
- Ben Cubby
Leading rat poisons to face new restrictions, could be pulled from sale
Popular ranges of rat and mouse poisons which also kill owls and possums will be restricted for use within weeks and could be pulled from supermarket and hardware shelves within months.
- Bianca Hall
‘Alarming’ mystery fungus putting Australian reptiles at risk
A fungal infection found growing on Brisbane water dragons poses a risk to half the reptile species in Australia, researchers warn.
- Julius Dennis