Animals
Bat boom sparks backlash as 50,000 flying foxes descend on Sydney suburb
A colony of 50,000 bats has set up camp in a Sydney suburb, leaving residents battling noise, droppings and odour – and authorities searching for answers.
- David Barwell
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Bailout backing was offered to Zoos Victoria a year before job cuts
The Allan government offered to provide bailout guarantees for Zoos Victoria, 12 months before the organisation announced plans to axe an estimated 70 roles.
- Bianca Hall
Zoos Victoria to cut up to 70 jobs, including in conservation and wildlife
The organisation in charge of Victoria’s biggest zoos is proposing job cuts that could affect operations, conservation and wildlife services.
- Kieran Rooney
Divers capture ‘insane’ rare footage of great white shark in Mediterranean
The surprise encounter – believed to be the first-ever adult great white filmed underwater in the region – occurred as a team removed abandoned fishing nets from a shipwreck near Sicily.
- Crispian Balmer
From 20 Sydney suburbs to 300: The brush turkey invasion in your backyard
Australian brush turkeys are ranging across Sydney these days. While many people think they are a pest, they’re listed as a protected species.
- Julie Power
Rare fish believed to be extinct north of Margaret River found in Perth Hills
The Balston’s pygmy perch was long thought to be extinct from the Perth region, but a discovery has found it alive and thriving in the Helena River.
- Indigo Lemay-Conway
Of this family of seven swans in the inner west, just two are left. Locals say fishers are to blame
On a mild Saturday morning, five of Melbourne’s ecological groups convened a kind of emergency cabinet meeting. One item was at the top of their agenda: swans.
- Cassandra Morgan
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- Marine Rescue NSW
Dog swims almost one kilometre to island off NSW coast
The dog played “hide and seek” with rescuers after it was spotted on a small island off the NSW South Coast.
- Daniel Lo Surdo
The inquiry, the Facebook post, and the midnight gunfire that followed
An inquiry probing kangaroo shooting practices in NSW ended with late-night gunfire and a wildlife rescuer fearing for his family’s safety.
- David Barwell
- Opinion
- Endangered species
I mentioned quolls. Not one person knew what they were
Invasive predators are being normalised while native species are being driven towards extinction.
- Nicola Barton