The Latest Breaking News from Department of Environment and Science

Missing Australian fisherman’s body found in crocodiles

The man had been fishing when a friend heard ‘splashing noises and he disappeared’

Evening Standard · May 3, 2023

Crocodile bites man sleeping on Queensland beach as wildlife officers investigate

A 65-year-old man is discharged from hospital after being bitten on the foot by a crocodile north of Port Douglas, with wildlife officers to attend the beach to confirm if a crocodile is in the area.

ABC News · Apr 5, 2023

Traditional owners plead for visitors to respect nature after Bloomfield crocodile attack

Kuku Yalanji people have lived with crocodiles for tens of thousands of years. They say visitors are putting themselves and wildlife at risk by ignoring signs.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023

Illegal dumping in Townsville nature reserves outrages Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service

White goods, solar panels and the casing from stolen copper wire have also been found in reserves in Townsville, infuriating the Parks and Wildlife Service.

ABC News · Feb 14, 2023

Life on Curtis Island alongside three liquefied natural gas plants

Curtis Island, in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, is a major habitat for vulnerable species. It is also home to three liquefied natural gas plants that export roughly five per cent of the world's LNG.

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

Robotic traps and artificial intelligence deployed in trial to control feral cats in Queensland's wet tropics

Feral cats are among the biggest killers of native wildlife in Australia. One company has developed a trap that can work out whether what it sees is indeed a cat.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2023

Australian park rangers say 'Toadzilla' could be world's biggest toad

Australian park rangers believe they have stumbled upon a record-breaking giant toad deep in a rainforest.

Reuters · Jan 20, 2023

World record-breaking toad dubbed Toadzilla discovered - and it's six times average size

'Toadzilla' is believed to be a new Guinness World Record after being found in a north Australian rainforest, with a ranger describing it as a "football with legs"

Daily Mirror · Jan 20, 2023

‘We dubbed it Toadzilla’: giant cane toad believed to be the largest of its species found in Australia

The animal weighed in at a possible new world record of 2.7kg and was discovered by park rangers on a walk in Queensland

The Guardian - AU · Jan 20, 2023

Cause of mass fish kill in Mulgrave River under investigation

The Department of Environment and Science is continuing investigations into cause of a large fish kill in the Mulgrave River, downstream from Gordonvale in far north Queensland.

ABC News · Nov 17, 2022