National parks
The failing that threatens Melbourne’s ‘most liveable’ claim – and its residents’ wellbeing
A study of national parks has found proximity to wild areas “reduces stress, improves mental health and lowers healthcare costs”.
- Bianca Hall
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Manly’s penguin colony is precarious. What would it take to save it?
There are just 15 breeding pairs returning to nest at Manly each year, and the population is stubbornly refusing to grow.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Brumby cull
The brumby population exploded again. This time fertility darts will be tested
The NSW government has committed to a trial of fertility control for wild horses in the park, a measure that has been heavily pushed by the Animal Justice Party.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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- Philanthropy
Meet the Sydney billionaires buying up property to change the world
A $10 million gift from Mike Gregg, early investor in WiseTech Global, and his wife, Sue, could be the largest single philanthropic donation of its kind in NSW.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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
Controversial plans for glamping resort next to protected rock pagodas
Will a glamping resort in the Gardens of Stone be a great new ecotourism drawcard or destroy the very thing the conservation reserve is meant to protect?
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- Wildlife
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
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
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