Environment

The success of a small, autumn prescribed burn on WA's south coast has prompted calls to replace the regular program to reduce environmental damage.

Fire authorities warn of above average fire season in NSW despite previous modelling showing a wet summer.

Friday the pelican evaded capture for weeks. But a long-overdue bath is for her own good.

After decades of disconnection, the traditional owners of Wittenoom say they are prepared to take legal action to ensure the area is properly remediated so they can return to country. 

Two new frog species and a banded-patterned gecko are believed to have sheltered among the boulders of Dauan, in the Torres Strait, for millions of years.

The first pet-friendly commercial flights have taken off in Australia this week. Here's what you need to know about the new service.  

At least seven people have been killed by bears in the country since April and many more have been injured as the hungry animals venture into human territory to find food.

Hundreds of kilometres from the nearest supermarket, Indigenous rangers in Australia's remote north are working to keep eggs on your breakfast table.

Artificial roosts, or "bat boxes", have become a popular home conservation tool. But a new study raises concerns about the danger these boxes pose during heatwaves.

The Federated States of Micronesia's biggest tourism asset has become one of its largest threats, with as much as 22 million litres of oil from World War II shipwrecks slowly leaking into the ocean.

Dozens of regent honeyeaters have been released in woodlands in the NSW Hunter Valley in an effort to boost the critically endangered population.

Residents are getting creative in their fight to save a "magnificent" 130-year-old Algerian oak tree from being felled for a controversial transmission line project in western Victoria.

One of Australia's largest sheep stations is listed for sale as wool and lamb prices soar.

A full-scale replica of the Juukan Gorge rock shelter, destroyed by mining company Rio Tinto, will be built over the remains of the original in Western Australia's north.

Santos's Darwin gas plant is set for a new lease of life despite a major methane leak. The company told federal officials the risk it could be forced to meet best practice on carbon emissions was "intolerable". 

The construction of new homes in Canberra's north remains on hold after a koala was spotted. Now, a dead koala has been found nearby.

Climate change is killing trees faster than they can be replaced leading to greater carbon emissions, according to a new study.

The World Meteorological Organization says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere are increasing at rates that have tripled since the 1960s, and emissions from human activities and more wildfires have helped fan a "vicious climate cycle."

The latest close encounter with a protected whale species has renewed calls for the public to give the animals space.

Do our bodies actually acclimatise when moving from one climate to another and can we do anything to smooth the transition? 

Illegal fishing is ravaging the world's oceans of fish and shellfish but it is what is left behind that is creating a mess for governments worldwide and of Australia's most remote beaches.

The full details of South Australia's algal bloom summer plan which aims to ensure South Australians can "enjoy their summer" were released yesterday. The plan includes measures to protect the state's coast while supporting businesses and communities.

Visitors to a northern New South Wales wildlife sanctuary were forced to evacuate after a woman brought in a rescued sea snake, one of the world's deadliest reptiles.

Victoria Police says its search for alleged gunman Dezi Freeman will continue as the Mount Buffalo National Park partially reopens.

Large scale reef restoration, new real-time water monitoring and a $1 million trial of "AI-powered submersible cytobots" are part of a $102.5 million government algal bloom program to ensure "South Australians can enjoy their summer".