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A Charles Darwin University (CDU) conservation biologist whose work has become a staple in the hands of environmentalists across the Territory has been named the NT’s Young Tall Poppy Award recipient for 2025. Dr Chris Jolly, a Macquarie University Research Fellow and adjunct for CDU’s Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL), is one … Continued
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SYDNEY, 18 September 2025 | Humane World for Animals Australia is calling for urgent action from the Queensland Government and Premier David Crisafulli as a second mother-calf pair of humpback whales is caught in shark nets along the state’s southern coastline in only a few days. Reports of another mature humpback whale and calf caught … Continued
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SYDNEY, 17 September 2025 | Humane World for Animals Australia is responding to reports confirmed by the Department of Primary Industries that a mature humpback whale with calf was entangled in shark nets off Rainbow Beach, Queensland and has subsequently dragged a net approximately 100km north to Hervey Bay—the world’s first Whale Heritage Site. Local … Continued
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September 17, 2025 Vision Australia Seeing Eye Dogs has declared school’s out for this year’s graduating class, reporting a record-number of graduates for the fifth consecutive year. Each year, over 200 puppies enter the Seeing Eye Dogs program and undergo robust training before they are eventually paired with someone who is blind or has low vision. … Continued
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Last week the Australian Council of Wool Exporters and Processors (ACWEP), the National Council of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia (NCWSBA), and WoolProducers Australia (WPA) united to call for a national coordinated strategy to address live lamb cutting (mulesing). The Australian Alliance for Animals, FOUR PAWS Australia and Humane World for Animals Australia welcome this … Continued
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Key Facts: Media kit: https://hsiau.filecamp.com/s/o/SharkNets Humane World for Animals Australia has stated that the NSW Government’s scrapping of their proposed shark net removal trial from three Sydney beaches this summer “does not make sense for public safety or wildlife”. On Tuesday, 10 September New South Wales Minister for Agriculture Tara Moriarty confirmed that the NSW … Continued
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Dogs enrich our lives at every stage, but their golden years call for extra special care. Accredited canine behaviourist, expert force-free trainer and bestselling author Sarah Rutten explains how a dog’s needs evolve with age and why respecting those changes matters most. Sarah says that senior dogs often face physical and cognitive changes that affect … Continued
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The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) today announced the retirement of Dr. Dave Mitchell, Landscape Ecologist who will officially step down on 11 September 2025 after nearly three decades of extraordinary dedication to Koala conservation. Dr. Mitchell has been central to AKF’s research, most notably through his work on the Koala Habitat Atlas (KHA), which maps … Continued
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Key Facts: Victorian government seeks to suppress identities of vets, animal welfare experts and other personnel involved in the authorisation to kill over 1000 koalas by helicopter. HELICOPTER SHOOTING OF OVER 1000 KOALAS AT BUDJ BIM NAATIONAL PARK, SOUTH WEST VICTORIA HEARING IN VICTORIAN SUPREME COURT. AUSTRALIANS FOR ANIMALS v VICTORIAN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, … Continued
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Key Facts: Australian vet Dr Claire Clark began volunteering with Animals Fiji in 2013 after watching a TV segment about an injured street dog named Poppy Despite battling breast cancer through 35 rounds of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery whilst raising three children, she maintained her commitment to helping Fijian animals She adopted a shelter dog … Continued
