A YOUNG marine activist climbed onto the mooring line of the Antarctic toothfish vessel, Antarctic Discovery, this morning, 23 June, and hung a protest banner in frigid conditions as it was docked in Hobart. Bille Raffety, 19, from the Huon Valley, suspended…
There are a few days left for the public to vote for the winner of the inaugural Environmental Music Prize. The prize aims to recognise songs that celebrate the environment and can also motivate people to help defend it. Edwina Floch was…
WHALE migration season has again come to the east coast of Australia with the first sightings being reported. Every year around May and June, humpback whales migrate from feeding grounds in the Southern Ocean to the warm waters of the Coral Sea…
AN alliance of leading environmental groups has welcomed the Morrison Government’s declaration of two new marine parks off Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, which together form one of the largest highly protected marine sanctuary areas in the world. The marine…
IT is the miraculous survival story we all need to read right now. Pretzel, a green turtle hatchling, has already survived a flood disaster, and potentially fatal plastic consumption, all of which has just occurred in its first few weeks of life.…
Salvos aim to raise $10 million to support Aussies affected in Queensland and NSW As damaging weather ravages the east coast of Australia and thousands of Aussies have become displaced from their homes, The Salvation Army is launching an appeal for donations…
OVER three billion animals were killed or displaced in the Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20 – 60,000 of those were koalas. The fires burnt about 24 million acres and confirmed the trend of worsening fire weather with increased forest areas caught by…
SEVENTY-seven per cent of Australians want single-use plastics to be banned as soon as possible. Over 20,000 people across 28 countries, including Australia, were surveyed for the Plastic Free Foundation on peoples’ thoughts on the global plastic pollution crisis. WWF Australia has…
THE pet adoption boom experienced during government-mandated lockdowns of 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, generated much-needed funds for animal shelters. Animal sanctuaries, usually located in regional areas, that had previously relied on people physically attending the property and provide…
WORLD Whale Day is Sunday, 20 February, and Sea Shepherd Australia is calling for more action to protect whales around the world from the devastating impact of industrial and illegal fishing, and the very real threats they face off Australia’s coast. Each…
