Date: October 26, 2023Author: Editor, cairnsnews 6 Comments A Tara resident told The Courier-Mail that it “feels like (the town) is being targeted”. “This fire is like nothing I’ve ever seen,” the resident said. “I used to be a volunteer firefighter in WA but this is something else.” Widespread bushfires have plagued the western QueenslandContinue reading “Widespread bushfires kill two residents of the Tara district”
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Australia given ‘worst possible score’ for extinction prevention
Michael Dahlstrom ·Environment Editor 7 September 2022·2-min read While it’s well-known that Australia has the worst mammalian extinction record on Earth, environmentalists have worked to evaluate whether the nation’s conservation efforts are improving. According to the report’s authors, the results were “alarming”, but unsurprising. Analysing available data on threatened species, World Wide Fund for Nature-AustraliaContinue reading “Australia given ‘worst possible score’ for extinction prevention”
Drivers to save 15 minutes travel time after endangered species habitat bulldozed
Michael Dahlstrom ·Environment Editor 10 August 2022·3-min read Critically endangered species habitat will be bulldozed to make way for a road, following a Federal Court ruling on Tuesday. Wildlife advocates had appealed Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to allow Western Australia Main Roads to clear 71 hectares of the Gelorup Corridor. The court has nowContinue reading “Drivers to save 15 minutes travel time after endangered species habitat bulldozed”
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