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10 days ago

This tiny Australian bat is the size of a matchbox. But it flies up to 150km a night in search of food

Until now, little was known about foraging flights of critically endangered southern bent-wing bats, which roost in caves

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12 days ago

Researchers puzzled as baby whales spotted in unexpected places along Australia’s ‘humpback highway’

Newborns seen in colder waters as far south as Tasmania, indicating breeding and migration more complex than thought

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20 days ago

‘A horror movie’: sharks and octopuses among 200 species killed by toxic algae off South Australia

Karenia mikimotoi algae can suffocate fish, cause haemorrhaging and act as a neurotoxin, one expert says

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24 days ago

Flood waters pour into Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in rare spectacle ‘supercharged by climate change’

Sacred site of the Arabana people could get its most significant top-up in a generation as floods spread across the outback

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‘Astonishing journeys’: online tool tracking migratory animals highlights challenge of protecting them

The University of Queensland system is intended to give policymakers idea of how species traverse the oceans and what it will take to save them

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25 days ago

Rare New Zealand snail filmed laying egg via its neck for first time

Mount Augustus snail, among largest in world, can live for decades and eats slugs and earthworms

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42 days ago

Australia’s biggest industrial polluter receives millions in carbon credits despite rising emissions

Safeguard mechanism revamp leads to overall emissions fall but 70% of coal and gas facilities covered by scheme increased direct pollution

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51 days ago

Seeing Australia’s beloved gumtrees dying makes my insides knot. If they can’t survive, how can we? | Jess Harwood

Even the hardy eucalypts are finding their limits as we experience more frequent bushfires, heatwaves and droughts

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52 days ago

‘Every year matters’: Queensland’s critically endangered ‘bum-breathing’ turtle battles the odds

Guardian Australia is highlighting the plight of our endangered native species during an election campaign that is ignoring broken environment laws and rapidly declining ecosystems

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54 days ago

It’s up to each of us to help save life on Earth – I love this challenge | Bob Brown

Taking action against species extinction can be risky but it’s better than surrender

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