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Practical Tips to Help Your Dog Thrive in the City

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With the rise of the DINK (double-income-no-kids) phenomenon, many couples are choosing to swap strollers for paw prints, opting to raise ‘fur-children’ in city apartments and townhouses. However, from bustling cafés and crowded parks to public transport and high-rise living, city life can be a sensory rollercoaster for dogs.   But with the right training and … Continued

Practical Tips to Help Your Dog Thrive in the City

By API User

With the rise of the DINK (double-income-no-kids) phenomenon, many couples are choosing to swap prams for paw prints, opting to raise “fur-children” in city apartments and townhouses. However, from bustling cafés and crowded parks to public transport and high-rise living, city life can be a sensory rollercoaster for dogs.   But with the right training and … Continued

Practical Tips to Help Your Dog Thrive in the City

By API User

With the rise of the DINK (double-income-no-kids) phenomenon, many couples are choosing to swap prams for paw prints, opting to raise “fur-children” in city apartments and townhouses. However, from bustling cafés and crowded parks to public transport and high-rise living, city life can be a sensory rollercoaster for dogs.   But with the right training and … Continued

CALLING ALL EDUCATORS, PARENTS & COMMUNITY LEADERS: Join the 30-Day Koala Challenge This Save the Koala Month!

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The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is calling on schools, kindergartens, daycares, community clubs, parents, teachers, carers and anyone working with children to get involved in Save the Koala Month (STKM) this September — with an initiative designed especially for kids (grown-ups are welcome too!): 30 Days and 30 Ways to Help Our Favourite Fluffy Friends! … Continued

Humane World for Animals corrects misinformation on shark net trials

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14 AUGUST 2025 – SYDNEY There have been false reports in the media that trial removals of shark nets in New South Wales are not going ahead. It is not clear where this misinformation has originated.  The NSW Agriculture Minister, Tara Moriarty, wrote to three councils (Central Coast, Northern Beaches and Waverley) asking them to … Continued

Conservation groups welcome fast-tracked marine life assessment after South Australia’s algal bloom

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Key Facts: Expedited assessments of impacted species welcomed Strong nature laws are the safety net the ocean, and communities that depend on it need.    The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) and Humane World for Animals have welcomed today’s announcement by Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt to expedite an assessment of the impact of South … Continued

Saving Australia’s wildlife: AWC launches $100M plan with Matt Kean

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Matt Kean joins Australian Wildlife Conservancy as group unveils $100m strategy to protect endangered species. With Australia facing increasing extinctions, including one of the worst mammal extinction rates on Earth, Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has today launched its most ambitious strategy yet — a 10-year plan to help turn the tide on our biodiversity crisis. The plan … Continued

Australia’s most underrated native animal? Decide this Science Week

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RELEASED: Friday 1 August 2025   Australia’s Most Underrated Native Animal? ABC Wants You to Decide This Science Week   As part of National Science Week 2025, ABC Radio National is calling on audiences to vote for Australia’s Most Underrated Native Animal. These aren’t the usual cuddly crowd-pleasers, but the ugly, the annoying, and the … Continued

Twinkle, twinkle leopard seal: songs below the ice flow like nursery rhymes

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In a study published today, UNSW Sydney researchers found that the underwater songs of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Antarctica share structural similarities with the nursery rhymes often sung by humans to their young.   “Leopard seal songs have a surprisingly structured temporal pattern,” says Lucinda Chambers, a UNSW PhD candidate and lead author of … Continued