#endangeredandprotectedspecies — Public Fediverse posts

Bushwalker takes photo of rare bug in the wild

There were no known photographs taken in the wild of the Myrmeleon houstoni until a regional Victorian woman snapped a photo of one while on a bushwalk.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-17/bug-species-inaturalist-walking-bush-insect-discovery-photo/106679772

#Insects #Nature #Science #HumanInterest #Animals #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies

Outback cattle station granted permit to cull 20,000 native birds
By Sam Parry

A permit to cull 20,000 native birds has been granted to a cattle station in the Northern Territory in response to an "overpopulation" of destructive and "exceptionally noisy" galahs and little corellas.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/corella-cull-permit-granted-newcastle-waters-station-nt/106674900

#Birds #BeefCattleFarming #GrainGrowing #Conservation #Animals #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #EnvironmentalManagement #SamParry

Endangered frogs no bigger than a paper clip released into the wild
By Sarah Gerathy

More than 800 tiny, technicolour northern corroboree frogs have been released into the wild to try to bolster the numbers of one of Australia's most critically endangered amphibians.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/northern-corroboree-frogs-released-into-the-wild-nsw-taronga-zoo/106670248

#EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Conservation #Animals #SarahGerathy

Breeding program gives endangered frog with 'baritone' call a fighting chance
By Danielle Pope

Scientists hope the successful captive breeding and release of the endangered Watson's tree frog in Victoria's far east will help aid the species' survival, after its habitat was decimated during the Black Summer bushfires.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-10/watsons-tree-frog-breeding-program-releases-tadpoles/106268902

#Conservation #Amphibians #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #DaniellePope

Threatened cockatoos 'annihilating' apple crops An iconic Aussie bird is ruffling apple industry feathers to the tune of millions of dollars a year in damage to orchards and crops, say frustrated farmers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/black-cockatoos-damage-apple-harvest/12915174 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds

Threatened cockatoos 'annihilating' apple crops An iconic Aussie bird is ruffling apple industry feathers to the tune of millions of dollars a year in damage to orchards and crops, say frustrated farmers. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-11-25/black-cockatoos-damage-apple-harvest/12915174 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #AgriculturalCrops #CropHarvesting #AnimalScience #Horticulture #FruitCrops #Birds

Endangered Macquarie perch threatened by Snowy Hydro 2.0, ecologists say Endangered native fish rescued from uninhabitable waterways following last summer's devastating bushfires could be under threat again, this time from a massive hydro power project. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-11-15/macquarie-perch-released-amid-concerns-about-snowy-hydro-impact/12880308 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Fishing,Aquaculture #InvasiveSpecies #Environment #HydroEnergy #Fish

Koala lobby groups celebrate 'landmark' court action Upcoming and "very rare" legal action against Forestry Corporation of NSW will play out in the Land and Environment Court, which the EPA says sends a "strong message" for koala protection. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-09/nsw-environment-regulator-takes-forestry-to-court/12747132 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #EnvironmentalManagement #CourtsandTrials #Conservation #Forestry

Conservation groups say Queensland Government's approval of new coal mine is 'really disappointing' Conservation groups say they're disappointed the Queensland Government has approved the state's third largest coal mine, because of the threat it poses to koala habitats https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-30/olive-downs-coking-coal-mine-disappoints-conservationists/12709522 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #Business,EconomicsandFinance #MiningEnvironmentalIssues #GovernmentandPolitics

Wanted: Someone to feed and cuddle more than 50 infant kangaroos These "soft and very cute" joeys come from the pouches of kangaroos killed in accidents or by hunters and the wildlife refuge that is rehabilitating them is crying out for volunteers to help feed the orphaned roos. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-28/pilbara-wildlife-nursery-needs-help-to-feed-50-joey-kangaroos/12495992 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #WildlifeTrafficAccident #CommunityOrganisations #VeterinaryMedicine

The campers are back but so is the litter, say rangers Park rangers fill rubbish bags full of toilet paper and chip packets as campers litter several Riverland sites in South Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-11/campers-dump-rubbish-and-toilet-paper-in-national-park/12341936 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #RecyclingandWasteManagement #EnvironmentalManagement #RainForestsandForest #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalHealth #LifestyleandLeisure #TravelandTourism #LandManagement

The campers are back but so is the litter, say rangers Park rangers fill rubbish bags full of toilet paper and chip packets as campers litter several Riverland sites in South Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-11/campers-dump-rubbish-and-toilet-paper-in-national-park/12341936 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #RecyclingandWasteManagement #EnvironmentalManagement #RainForestsandForest #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalHealth #LifestyleandLeisure #TravelandTourism #LandManagement

Boaters urged to use caution, 140kg turtle suffers 'massive damage' from propeller strike The "amazingly resilient" green sea turtle was rescued after washing up on a remote central Queensland beach badly injured from a boat propeller strike. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-07/green-sea-turtle-rehabilitated-returns-to-wild-queensland/12320248 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #LifestyleandLeisure #VeterinaryMedicine #AnimalsandNature #WaterPollution #OceansandReefs #MarineBiology

Now is the time to hear love calls of the powerful owl Hearing a strange noise outdoors at dusk — it might be this impressive creature https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-04-19/love-calls-of-powerful-owls-ring-out-along-eastern-australia/12132824 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #ResearchOrganisations #ScienceandTechnology #BiologicalDiversity #Environment #Forestry #Birds

Monarto Safari Park lioness loses five cubs in stillbirth tragedy South Australia's Monarto Safari Park staff are in "mourning" following the loss of five lion cubs, who were stillborn to lioness Nia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03-05/monarto-zoo-lioness-gives-birth-to-stillborn-cubs/12030144 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #VeterinaryMedicine #AnimalsandNature #AnimalBehaviour #Animals #Zoology #Zoos

'Just mayhem': Cape Barren geese erode farmland, foul water and frustrate farmers Large numbers of Cape Barren geese are causing erosion and fouling water troughs in the Spencer Gulf off South Australia. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-18/cape-barren-geese/11958604 #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #EnvironmentalImpact #Pests-Horticulture #AgriculturalCrops #AnimalsandNature #NativeSpecies #HorseRacing #Birds #Pests