Posted April 10, 2019 12:32:58 Photo: Volunteers collected a huge mount of cigarette butts. (Supplied: Sue Hill) A volunteer-driven clean-up operation, coupled with reduced boating speed limits, are part of a concerted effort to preserve Adelaide’s resident dolphin population. Nearly a...
Updated April 09, 2019 15:25:13 Photo: Miniri the wombat was found malnourished, underweight, missing hair and with severely overgrown toe nails. (Supplied: Perth Zoo) The WA Government has backed down on plans to charge wildlife carers an annual licence fee after...
Updated April 08, 2019 16:47:20 More than 400 wild horses in northern Victoria’s Barmah National Park will either be shot or trapped and rehomed, under a plan unveiled by Parks Victoria. Key points: Plan is to reduce feral horse numbers from...
Email Posted April 08, 2019 16:46:17 Parks Victoria estimates more than 500 brumbies are currently in the Barmah National Park ABC Goulburn Murray: Mahalia Dobson Topics: environment, environmental-management, environmental-policy, animals, animal-welfare, barmah-3639 Lawn Mowing Service...
Updated April 08, 2019 17:26:29 Police have charged 39 people after a vegan protest shut down one of Melbourne’s busiest intersections during peak hour, disrupting tram routes and forcing ambulances to be rerouted. Key points: Protesters have been charged with resisting...
Posted April 03, 2019 17:34:51 Photo: Experienced horse breaker Graeme Burchell exits the Cooma Local Court. (ABC South East NSW: Adriane Reardon) A Tamworth man filmed choking a brumby in the Kosciuszko National Park while on holiday has described his actions...
Posted April 02, 2019 11:21:06 Photo: Tiger the lace monitor had quite the stomach-ache after swallowing golf balls he mistook for eggs. (Supplied: WIRES Northern Rivers) A goanna is recovering from a nasty stomach-ache after gulping down six golf balls during...
Email Posted April 02, 2019 11:21:06 Staff at Currumbin Wildlife Hospital had the goanna listed for surgery but it coughed up the golf balls overnight Supplied: WIRES Northern Rivers Topics: reptiles, animals, animal-welfare, animal-behaviour, currumbin-4223, billinudgel-2483 Lawn Mowing Service...
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Updated March 30, 2019 14:13:29 Photo: Fran Chambers has adopted several greyhounds. (ABC News: Brian Tegg) It was New Year’s Day 2018 at the Launceston greyhound track and three-year-old Beau Wonder was about to run his 24th race. Key points: The...
