The Latest Breaking News from Bob Brown Foundation

'Not all good news' amid whale conservation anniversary

Global delegates have descended on an Australian city to mark a major whale conservation anniversary and discuss new threats to the marine mammals.

AAP · Sep 28

Adelaide airport pulls ads from conservation groups but keeps gas and mining ads during ALP conference

Digital billboards from environmental groups, targeting Labor MPs attending national conference, cancelled with airport stating they are ‘too political’

The Guardian - AU · Jul 24

The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged

Scientists estimate the endangered bird’s population has slumped to about 750. But the logging agency responsible for clearing its habitat said it acted lawfully

The Guardian - AU · Apr 5

Animal welfare probe amid mass salmon farm deaths

An animal welfare body is investigating an aquaculture company operating in southern Tasmania, where more than 5500 tonnes of salmon have died.

AAP · Mar 8, 2025

More than a million salmon dumped after ‘unprecedented’ mass mortality at Tasmanian fish farms

Bob Brown Foundation’s drone footage appears to show farm workers pumping live salmon into a tub carrying dead fish and then sealing it

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2025

Animal welfare probe after live salmon sealed in bins

Footage from an aquaculture farm in southern Tasmania has shown live salmon being sealed in bins amid mass fish deaths in the region.

AAP · Mar 6, 2025

Endangered salmon farm talk stirs hot political waters

An increase in Tasmania's Maugean skate population has reportedly prompted the prime minister to assure the salmon farming sector of its continued existence.

AAP · Feb 15, 2025

Old-growth trees could be logged under native expansion

A proposed expansion of native forestry could include areas of land home to old-growth trees, endangered animals and Aboriginal heritage.

AAP · Dec 4, 2024

MONA queen's forest foray has aura of ambiguity

It's been six months since Kirsha Kaechele held a bizarre congress to get loggers and forest defenders talking. In typical MONA fashion it's been polarising.

AAP · Jun 14, 2024

How badly do Tasmanians want to protect nature? The state election may provide answers

The major parties have been all but silent on the environment this campaign, while the Greens say more nature should be protected

The Guardian - AU · Mar 18, 2024