domestic and wild animals in sea, land and air
A Dreamworld bid to expand its operations into non-tourism sectors could be fast-tracked after the Queensland Government took charge of the approvals process. The state government has issued a call-in notice at the request of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate. […]
Wildlife injured by growing development have been given a better chance of recovery after the state government gave $15 million for a new wildlife hospital at Dakabin, just north of Brisbane’s CBD. The Moreton Bay Wildlife Hospital, and an education
A growing wild deer population on Tasmania is prompting the state government to want to make it easier to cull their numbers. The decision follows the latest findings of an independent aerial survey in late 2024 that ranged from the
Bangalow Koalas reckons it’s on track to plant 500,000 trees for habitat restoration work this year – if only one certain furry marsupial would stop eating them. A young koala has been caught munching on seedlings at the Eastern Forest
Shorebirds from Siberia, Alaska and China are poised to start calling Moreton Bay home in the next few weeks on their annual migration. And Moreton Bay City Council wants residents to leave them alone and leash their dogs while near
Sunbury is leading a top 10 list for the source of most kangaroo damage claims from drivers, says the RACV (Royal Automobile Club of Victoria). The RACV says that from 2021 to June 2025, their insurance business received over 23,000
Two juvenile cassowaries are back in the wild near Tully, Far North Queensland, after they spent 10 months in rehabilitation. The Qld Environment Department (QED) says it is the first time they have released two cassowaries into the wild together.
Western Australia has declared itself free from Queensland fruit fly (Qfly) thanks to eight months of eradication in southern Perth. The state government says Qfly was first detected in the Willagee and Palmyra areas last November during routine monitoring of
