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It is the first whale to have died out of 15 entangled in shark nets on Australia’s east coast so far this year

There has been an increase in bites, but not deaths, say experts who praise Smart drumlines, live tracking, drones, high-tech wetsuits and better first aid

There are only three true cavefish in Australia — including the blind cave eel — which all reside in the country's north-west, inland from the Ningaloo Reef. But pet owners have been disposing of unwanted invasive species in the same waters.

With 90 per cent of its cattle supply cut off by flood-damaged roads, Kimberley Meat Company is thinking outside the box.

Tough new restrictions for recreational fishing along 900 kilometres of Western Australia's take effect today, aimed at boosting the recovery of species such as snapper and dhufish. So what's changing?

An auditor-general's report on the regulation of commercial fishing in WA raises serious concerns about the efficiency of the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development and its fisheries officers.

Pastoralists and farmers from across Western Australia will soon have to comply with tightened land management standards as the state government boosts efforts to reverse degradation.

Animals that travelled in the same truck as a ram infected with virulent footrot are being traced across Western Australia.

The state government has revealed how it will manage tourism and conservation at the Abrolhos Islands, but not everyone is happy.