Conservation

Major upgrades are underway at Maria Island, but many visitors don't want the popular Tasmanian destination to change to accommodate rising tourist numbers.

Conservationists are trying to put in place a plan to rehabilitate a key nesting area for endangered black cockatoos that was ravaged by fire.

Once dubbed the Australian "native cat", the eastern quoll was abundant before it was completely wiped out on mainland Australia. 

Native grasslands across southern Australia are slowly making a comeback, driven by conservationists, farmers and a growing native seed industry.

Conservationists hope a smelly plan to reintroduce Australian bush rats into a nature reserve in Sydney this weekend could help repair urban ecosystems. 

The Alinytjara Wiluṟara Landscape Board chair steps down, saying his ability to speak for a region where Telstra is under investigation for alleged environmental breaches was impeded.

A pastoral station in WA's Murchison region which has become a high-profile example of conservation is to be sold.  

Urbanisation has decimated south east Queensland's koala population, but new analysis suggests the decline has slowed in some areas.

WA farmer Doug Giles has warned that parts of Lake Magenta Nature Reserve haven't been burned in 25 years, raising fears of a dangerous fire.

A forgotten bridge over one of the busiest commuter routes in NSW is being reborn as a safe crossing for wildlife. 

Kalgoorlie horticulturalist Phil Stanley says he is struggling to get authorities to take the deaths of more than 100 salmon gums near the mining city seriously. 

Release of a virus to control carp in Australian waterways has been delayed until 2028, a decade after it was initially slated for release.

Local conservation groups have worked to protect turtle nesting habitats along the Mackay coast for more than 30 years, bringing generational change for these "ancient mariners".

Each summer, tourists flock to Tasmanian beaches to marvel at penguins, but for some, admiring the birds from afar is not enough.

US mining giant Alcoa is forced to pay $55 million after unlawfully clearing parts of a Western Australian native forest to mine bauxite.

Sources say the actions will likely affect Aboriginal communities and that the investigation was not shared with the public.

In the 1990s, a group of Indigenous women were accused of fabricating claims of sacred sites to stop the construction of a bridge south of Adelaide. It was a decision that has impacted a community for decades.

A project with dozens of monitoring sites across the Queensland property confirms the presence of the critically endangered plains-wanderer by analysing bird calls.

South Australia's algal bloom could be responsible for pushing a local population of sharks to the brink of collapse, some researchers say.

Camera traps, GPS collars and DNA testing are being used on foxes at Booderee National Park as efforts to control the pests intensify.