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Australian Koala Foundation research calls for urgent protection of Victorian Koalas, amid flawed Koala Management Strategy

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The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) has today released a research paper outlining deep concern about the critical issue of habitat loss across Victoria, the true threat to koala populations. The Victorian Government’s Koala Management Strategy (VKMS) released in May 2023 completely misses the mark in securing the future of Koalas across the state.  “The current … Continued

Iceland will allow commercial whaling to resume in ‘devastatingly disappointing’ renewal of one-year permit

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This is a rejection of once-in-a-generation opportunity to end slaughter at sea, says Humane Society International (11 June 2024)―As news breaks that Iceland’s Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir will renew a one-year commercial whaling licence to whaling company Hvalur hf., despite clear evidence of immense animal suffering, global animal protection charity Humane Society International … Continued

Tree hidey-holes key to helping slow declines of small mammals

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A decline of natural tree hollows is forcing arboreal mammal numbers to fall, according to a new study exploring why these species are disappearing in Northern Australia.  The study led by Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Research Institute for the Environment and Livelihoods (RIEL) investigated whether the number of tree hollows in Northern Australian tropical savanna are contributing … Continued

2024 duck shooting season a fizzer – very few duck shooters seen

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Premier Jacinta Allan has absolutely no empathy for Victoria’s sentient native waterbirds that are forced to suffer at the hands of recreational duck shooters. The Premier also lacks the vision needed to establish a First Nations nature-based wetlands tourism industry that would be as successful as the 1980s Cain Labor Government‘s Phillip Island penguin tourism … Continued

A small step for our animals – now for the bigger leap

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Veterinarians call for the Federal Government to do more to protect animals – by changing Australia’s environment laws to make sure they can protect our wildlife from climate change harm.   The Federal Government has today introduced legislation into Parliament to set up Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency, known as Environment Protection Australia (EPA). … Continued

Failings exposed in primate research oversight

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15 May 2024   Documentation obtained by Animal-Free Science Advocacy (AFSA) under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) has identified an unexpected death of a macaque via strangulation, the holding of macaques significantly beyond the approved holding time, and deviations from approved protocols. The redacted project reporting documentation relate to a project … Continued

Government stands strong on live sheep export commitment

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Background: Today the Federal Government announced its phase out plan for Australia’s live sheep export trade, including an end date of 1 May 2028. They have also released the expert panel report that advised them on the phase out. The Government is committing to phase out live sheep exports by 1 May 2028 and will … Continued

Bilbies could hop back into mild climate zones: study

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Bilbies bred in a sanctuary in Dubbo have provided researchers with vital clues about how they would fare in temperate Australia where they once thrived.   A study of greater bilbies at Taronga Western Plains Zoo has provided some new ideas about how bilbies would cope if reintroduced to temperate areas of Australia where they … Continued