Collared cats give clues for better pest control
Radio collars are providing information on the range and behaviour of feral cats at Charles Darwin Reserve in Western Australia.
View ArticleTree clearing laws relaxed in Queensland
The Queensland Government has announced changes to vegetation management laws, to allow for the development of new agricultural areas.
View ArticleCall for national approach to ghost nets
Scientists working to remove ghost nets from the Gulf of Carpentaria in far north-west Queensland say there needs to be a national approach to deal with the problem.
View ArticleNational parks group rejects ecotourism plans
The National Parks Association of Queensland says it does not support the State Government's plan to build accommodation in national parks.
View ArticleQld Government to approve grazing in national parks
The Queensland Government has confirmed it will allow grazing in some national parks during droughts or other emergency situations.
View ArticleGrazing allowed in Qld national parks
Drought and fire impacted property owners in Queensland will now be allowed to graze their cattle on some national parks and reserves.
View ArticleQueensland national park grazing to proceed regardless
The Queensland Government says it will proceed with allowing starving cattle to graze on some national parks and reserves, despite the Federal Government's opposition.
View ArticleBurke rejects allowing national parks cattle grazing
The Queensland Government has accused the Federal Government of stirring up the biggest animals rights issue in Australia by rejecting its proposal to allow starving cattle to graze on conservation...
View ArticleNational parks grazing will keep cattle industry 'alive'
North-west Queensland MP Rob Katter says fodder drops to feed starving cattle is an impractical and high cost solution for drought-affected graziers.
View ArticleQld's national parks cattle grazing laws 'disastrous'
The National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) says new laws will harm the state's parks and reserves.
View ArticleSimpson Desert winter tourism off to slow start
The ranger in charge of Queensland's largest national park says the drought and a lack of water in nearby Lake Eyre could be responsible for a tourism downturn.
View ArticleThousands of outback cats culled to save bilbies
Thousands of feral cats have been culled at a national park in far south-west Queensland to try and save the state's largest known wild bilby population.
View ArticlePush to boost ecotourism in Qld national parks
The Queensland Government says strict protection measures will remain in place as more national parks are opened up to ecotourism.
View ArticleNational Parks group worried about Qld Government's 'make money' ecotourism...
The National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) says it is outraged the State Government openly admits it wants to "make money" from opening up national parks for eco-resorts.
View ArticleFears national park ecotourism plans to cost councils
A mayor in north-west Queensland's Gulf Country says opening up national parks to eco-resorts is likely to add to councils' costs.
View Article10 national parks in western Qld to open to eco-tourism developments
The State Government is opening up 10 western Queensland national parks for eco-tourism developments.
View ArticleFears Qld's national parks ecotourism to hurt regional economies
The National Parks Association of Queensland (NPAQ) says ecotourism developments in the outback will come at the expensive of small towns.
View ArticleGovernments sign deal to fast track approvals
The Queensland and Federal Governments have signed a memorandum of understanding giving the state more powers to conduct environmental assessments and approvals for major projects.
View ArticleLabor pledges to reverse Queensland Government's 'awful' national parks laws
The Queensland Opposition has vowed to repeal changes to national parks laws when it returns to government.
View ArticleFire planes leave outback Qld national park
Authorities say storm rain overnight has helped to contain a large fire burning in a south-west Queensland national park.
View ArticleDrought-affected grazier in western Queensland says shooting cattle the only...
A north-west Queensland grazier says she will be forced to shoot 600 head of cattle if there is no extension to grazing in national parks.
View ArticleOutback mayors demand answers on potential new national parks
South-west Queensland mayors say the State Government should come clean on any plan it has to buy more land in the region to convert to national parks.
View ArticleConservationist says mine proposal 'a farce'
A conservationist says a proposed environmental offset for a new $6 billion coal mine in the Galilee Basin is a 'slap in the face'.
View ArticleGrazier worried for herd's future outside Qld national park
A western Queensland grazier says the stress of removing cattle from a national park is taking its toll on their family.
View Article$50K to help boost bilby conservation
The State Government has allocated $50,000 to help support programs to protect one of Queensland's most endangered animals.
View ArticleFuture of koala research secured in CQ
A central Queensland koala research group says a new partnership will provide stability to koala conservation in the region.
View ArticleFeral cats tear through last wild bilby population in Queenslands Astrebla...
As few as 200 native bilbies remain in the wild in Astrebla Downs National Park, Queensland's former stronghold for the endangered marsupial.
View ArticleBilbies racing against extinction
Scraping by on a fraction of the funds Australians bet on the Melbourne Cup each year, the Save the Bilby Fund nonetheless finds a moment of levity amidst a gloomy prognosis.
View ArticleWhat will a dog do for a tennis ball?
Youve seen them at the airport, youve seen them with the police on the telly and now there is a crack squad of sniffer dogs at Carnarvon Station Reserve in the Brigalow Belt region of Central...
View ArticleWhat will a dog do for a tennis ball?
Youve seen them at the airport, youve seen them with the police on the telly and now there is a crack squad of sniffer dogs at Carnarvon Station Reserve in the Brigalow Belt region of Central...
View ArticleCattle grazing leases in Queensland national parks unlikely to be renewed
Time is running out for graziers running cattle on Queensland's national parks, with the new State Government likely to phase out the practice.
View ArticleFaces of Drought
Three western Queensland residents share their personal experiences of drought.
View ArticleCreating private nature refuges key to battling climate change effects,...
Creating more nature refuges on private land could be the best way to protect animals from the effects of climate change, the Queensland Government says.
View ArticleCurrawinya National Park size doubled to help endangered bilbies, Queensland...
A bilby-friendly national park in south-west Queensland to double in size after the State Government acquired three adjoining blocks.
View ArticleNight parrot conservation reserve created in Queensland for endangered and...
A top-secret 56,000 hectare conservation reserve is set up in Queensland after researchers finally got their hands on what is believed to be one of the world's rarest birds - the elusive night parrot.
View ArticleBridled nailtail wallabies removed to safe haven as Queensland drought hits...
Queensland's devastating drought has taken its toll on a population of critically endangered bridled nailtail wallabies in the state's west.
View ArticleNational parks will suffer if cattle are locked out, Queensland grazier says
Locking graziers out of national parks will cripple graziers and increase the risk of bushfires, one Central Queensland grazing family believes.
View ArticleBilby fence project in Queensland's Diamantina region may hurt nearby wild...
One of Queensland's highest-profile bilby conservationists is worried a fence project in the Diamantina National Park in the state's far-west could damage populations of the very creatures it is...
View ArticleNight parrot conservation project to be expanded in Queensland
A scientific project aimed at ensuring the protection of one of the world's most elusive birds, the night parrot, is to be expanded in central-west Queensland.
View ArticleNight parrot's drinking habits revealed in research expected to help habitat...
Scientists discover endangered night parrots leave the safety of their hideouts to drink at waterholes when the night-time temperature hits 40 degrees Celsius, in a breakthrough which could help save...
View ArticleHabitat of endangered night parrot placed under exclusion zone by Queensland...
The only known habitat of a Queensland parrot once thought extinct will be protected by an exclusion zone to keep bird watchers and poachers away.
View ArticleNight parrots discovery in central-west Queensland puts elusive bird 'back in...
The discovery of more night parrots in a remote national park in central-west Queensland increases the known range of the world's most mysterious bird by four times, Australian Wildlife Conservancy says.
View ArticleBaby night parrot sighted in drought-ridden outback Queensland puzzles...
First it was thought to be extinct, then it popped up out of nowhere. Now researchers are baffled as to why the elusive night parrot continues to breed in harsh, dry conditions.
View ArticleAboriginal map of Lake Eyre Basin, an area twice the size of France, released...
After 12 years and consultation with 71 language groups, the Lake Eyre Basin map finally sees the light of day.
View ArticleMass fish die-off in Darling River could impact fish numbers in other states
Fish experts warn the die-off of fish in the Darling River could result in lower native fish stocks in other states, and call for irrigators to reduce water uptake by 40 per cent.
View ArticleBilbies to return to wild with one important mission to breed fast and often
A two-week pregnancy is handy when you are an endangered species, and the bilby has that ace up its sleeve.
View ArticleFeral and pet cats are hunting and killing billions of animals each year in...
New research finds each feral cat in Australia will kill 740 animals a year. Together with their domesticated cousins, cats are killing about three million animals a day.
View ArticleCordillo Downs woolshed in South Australian outback restored by Scottish...
Scottish stonemasons with experience in restoring castles, restore a historic woolshed in South Australia's outback with quite a bit of help from the locals.
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