Outdoors stories about animals, climate, weather, built, farming, sea and resources
Europe has drawn up a bloc-wide strategy to respond to the growing threat of wildfires (bushfires) which are getting larger, more frequent and more destructive. The European Commission (EC) says its new strategy has four goals: prevent, prepare, respond and […]
Insects are to be bred at a Samford, Brisbane, facility to help control fast-spreading and destructive invasive weeds across South-East Queensland. The Samford Biological Control Facility will breed jewel beetles, tingid bugs and madeira beetles, who are natural predators of
As surfing grows in popularity, so too is surf rage as beaches fill up and injury tolls mount, says a new University of NSW (UNSW) report. More than one in 10 Australian surfers say they injured someone on the waves
The cause of fish deaths in the Hunter River at Mount Thorley remains under investigation by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Teams have been taking water samples and following up leads with the community on a daily basis since
Australia has joined a UN high seas treaty after Federal Senate formally ratified membership today. The High Seas Treaty is designed to help protect the two-thirds of the world’s oceans in international waters and became international law in January. The treaty will
A ‘dig-and ship’ approach to mining and lack of domestic manufacturing has left Australia far too exposed to China, a new report warns. The report from independent think-tank Climate Energy Finance (CEF) examines China’s move to dominate key minerals markets
Invasive rats on North West Island near Gladstone have been wiped out from the island rookery after more than three years. The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) says invasive black rats were reported to them in November 2022 by
Greyhound racers are to be compensated as the Tasmanian Government moves to phase out the industry. The government says compensation will be included in new legislation and budget. “As we progress the phase-out of greyhound racing in Tasmania by June
A new microplastics report identifies NSW’s Cooks River, Dee Why Lagoon, Muddy Creek and upper Parramatta River as the state’s most contaminated coastal waterways. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and NSW Department of Environment teamed up to produce a
How do animals call to each other over distances? UNSW Sydney researchers studying the evolution of calls from over 103 mammal species think they may have found a pattern. The findings of their study, just published in Journal of Mammalian
