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Owl be damned: regulator stops short of rat poison ban

Conservationists are pushing for a regulator to outlaw a common class of rodenticides having pervasive effects on owls and other native animals.

AAP · Mar 7

Snakes, sheilas and a backblocks shed: learning how to wrangle Australia’s most venomous reptiles

‘If you wouldn’t mind,’ the instructor says, handing out legal documents to all those who enter, ‘signing your life away’

The Guardian - AU · Nov 14, 2025

The fight for Woogaroo Forest: new housing could silence some of Queensland’s ‘virtuoso songbirds’

In eucalyptus woodland near Ipswich, where developers see new housing, ecologists see crucial habitat for endangered wildlife such as koalas, frill-necked lizards and increasingly rare birds

The Guardian - AU · May 24, 2025

The palm cockatoo should be Brisbane Olympics mascot – imagine a stadium full of big crested hats and drumming on seats

Games recognition could spur conservation action for the birds lovingly known as ‘rockatoos’ for their punk mohawks, vocal dexterity and percussive talents

The Guardian - AU · Jun 25, 2022

Magnetic Island death adder population thriving due to lack of cane toad in diet

Unlike snakes on the mainland, Magnetic Island death adders had never had to turn to frogs and toads as a viable food source.

ABC News · May 29, 2022