Development threatening endangered cockatoo

ABC AUSTRALIA.Com
The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) says better town planning is needed to maintain the habitat of the carnaby’s black cockatoo so that it does not become extinct.
The birds are found in the south-west of Western Australia, and the fund says numbers have fallen by more than 50 per cent in the past 45 years.
It [...]

‘Roos ‘on the brink of extinction’

NEWS.COM.AU
FOUR wildlife groups are calling for a moratorium on the killing of kangaroos, claiming they are on the brink of extinction in three states.
The Australian Society for Kangaroos, the Wildlife Protection Association of Australia, the Kangaroo Protection Coalition and Kangaroo Defenders are calling for a moratorium on the commercial and non-commercial slaughter of the iconic [...]

Climate change risk for endangered animals

ABCNET [AUSTRALIA] NEWS
A major study of ancient DNA has produced a grim outlook for endangered animals as a result of climate change.
Adelaide-based scientist Professor Alan Cooper is the head of the Australian Ancient DNA Centre, and will present his findings to the University of Adelaide today.
He says the study has helped identify the process and [...]

One tiny hop from extinction

 James Woodford – Sydney Morning Herald
NSW was down to one male spotted tree frog. Now they’re back, writes James Woodford.
IN THE middle of a wilderness, in the middle of the night, we are searching for frogs’ eyes.
It is pitch black and we are up to our shins in the frigid waters of Bogong Creek in [...]

Australian animals threatened by climate change: report

AFP
SYDNEY (AFP) — Native Australian animals are at increased risk of extinction due to climate change, according to a report released Tuesday which found invasive species could benefit from rising temperatures.
Species at risk from higher temperatures and lower rainfall include the kangaroo-like rock wallaby, the rabbit-eared bilby and the quoll, a native cat, the report [...]

Toads ‘could wipe out’ endangered marsupial

 ABC (Australia) News
Wildlife conservationists are warning the endangered quoll population in New South Wales could be wiped out because of cane toads migrating from Queensland.
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) says warmer temperatures due to climate change are causing the toads to move south.
They say predators of the toad can die from eating the [...]

Australians worst nation on Earth at preserving wildlife

 KathyMarks – New Zealand Herald
SYDNEY – Australians love their wildlife – after all, who could fail to warm to a koala, or a wombat, or a kangaroo? But few Australians know that they have the worst record on the planet for conserving their beautiful and unusual animals.
Of all the mammal species that have become extinct [...]

Outrage as endangered eagle shot dead

CLARE PEDDIE – Adelaide Now
THE apparent fatal shooting of a white-bellied sea eagle has sickened environmentalists, who have raised serious concerns about the future of the endangered species.
The majestic bird’s carcass was found near Cape Bauer, on the state’s west coast over the Christmas period. It was taken to the South Australian Museum where a [...]

Snake-eat-snake: endangered pythons wipeout

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Endangered snakes reintroduced to a conservation zone near Roxby Downs in outback South Australia have been virtually wiped out in a short time.
Adelaide Zoo and the Arid Recovery Group introduced nine woma pythons into the area late last year.
John Read from Arid Recovery says only one of the womas is still alive – [...]

North West fire threat to wildlife

Perth Now – Narelle Towie
FIRES are pushing native mammals to the brink of extinction in WA’s North-West, according to the WA Department of Environment and Conservation.
The number of smaller animals, such as bandicoots, wallabies and possums, has drastically dropped over the past 15 years and experts warn they will be wiped out if action isn’t [...]