Conservation and environmental news & publications: Australia
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Genetic tuna tracking opens new options in race to save fish and fisheries
A new method that uses gene sequencing to accurately distinguish between tuna species has the ...
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Failure of nerve threatens to turn Copenhagen into Doha
Conservation organization WWF issued a warning to the world that a lack of political nerve could ...
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Time for stalling past as climate predictions dramatically worsen
Climate negotiators received a new hurry up call today as scientists released new predictions that ...
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Oil Spill a potential disaster for marine life
WWF warned today that an oil spill off Australia’s North West coast may take a heavy toll on the ...
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Massive river water transfers lacking scrutiny
Large scale transfers of water from one river basin to another are generally occurring without ...
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WWF camera trap captures rare little long-tailed dunnart footage
WWF field staff working in Australia’s only biodiversity hotspot, the Southwest Australia ...
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Australia pledges big funds for small whale conservation
Australia on Wednesday pledged AU$500,000 (€284,927) to help save the world’s small whales as part ...
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Renewable energy wave rolls across Australia
Waves around Australia and hot rocks beneath it have the capacity to power Australia into a clean ...
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World’s largest Marine Protected Area one step closer
What may become the world's largest marine protected area came a step closer today following the ...
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New research reveals extraordinary habits of rare Aussie dolphin
A preliminary study on Australia’s mysterious snubfin dolphin has given researchers new insight ...
