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Australia funds more than $1 million to rebuild nesting habitat for seabirds

Australia has allocated over $1 million for the ecological restoration project on South Islet in the Coral Sea Marine Park. The project aims to remove invasive weeds and replant native species to support seabird nesting. Early signs of success have been observed, with seabirds nesting in cleared areas shortly after…

The Times of India · 12h ago

66 blue-tailed skinks saved in 2010; 545 released on a new island 15 years later

In 2010, the Christmas Island blue-tailed skink was close to disappearing from the wild. Introduced predators had swept across Christmas Island, and a rapid rescue effort by Parks Australia staff saved just 66 individuals before the remaining wild population vanished. Those reptiles became the foundation of a captive breeding and…

The Times of India · Oct 2

Buffel Grass Fuels Intense Fires: historic plantings reshape deserts; authorities race to contain spread

Buffel grass, an invasive species brought to Australia over a hundred years ago, significantly heightens the risk of devastating wildfires in its arid landscapes. In Tjoritja/West MacDonnell National Park, a massive fire in 2023 scorched more than 100,000 hectares, fueled by dense buffel grass, which exacerbated the intensity of the…

The Times of India · Sep 9

'Need to heal': Parks Australia admits sacred damage

Parks Australia has admitted it violated a sacred site in Kakadu National Park during construction work, following a landmark High Court decision in May.

AAP · Oct 22, 2024

ACT govt projects worth more than $10 million named in builder collapse

We reveal what has happened on these Canberra sites.

The Canberra Times · Jul 19, 2024

Commonwealth liable for sacred site damage: High Court

A long-running legal dispute over damage to an Indigenous sacred site in Kakadu National Park has been brought to a close, ruling the Commonwealth is liable.

AAP · May 7, 2024

National Parks' get-out-of-jail-free card in High Court

The High Court has begun hearing a case to decide whether the Commonwealth can avoid criminal penalties for damaging sacred sites in the Northern Territory.

AAP · Dec 11, 2023

Federal Labor recommits to building multi-million-dollar Kakadu tourist centre, four years after election promises

The federal government has recommitted to funding a multi-million-dollar visitors centre in Kakadu National Park but says careful consultation is continuing with traditional owners.

ABC News · Mar 6, 2023

Kakadu National Park rangers prepare for mass culls of feral animals after population boom

Government figures reveal Kakadu's feral pig population has doubled and buffalo numbers are up by 50 per cent. So what's gone wrong?

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023

Undescribed species of beetle that feeds on snake poo found near Uluru during national park fauna survey

The apparently undescribed species of Trogidae beetle, which is believed to feed on snake excrement, was found by an entomologist during a national park fauna survey near Uluru.

ABC News · Mar 1, 2023