Wildlife

The next pandemic? It’s already here for Earth’s wildlife

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I am a conservation biologist who studies emerging infectious diseases. When people ask me what I think the next pandemic will be I often say that we are in the midst of one – it’s just afflicting a great many species more than ours. I am referring to the highly pathogenic strain of avian influenza … Read more

Distressing scenes at Kingscliff with shark ‘in distress’ before it dies on northern NSW beach

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WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT A large great white shark seen “thrashing” in the surf on Monday morning has died on a northern NSW beach. The approximately 4m female shark was first seen “in distress” from the beach at Kingscliff about 6am. Stream local 7NEWS free on 7plus WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Distressing scenes as shark dies … Read more

The Shark Zone: Where the predators have been tagged in Sydney Harbour, and where they’ve travelled

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Locations where sharks have been captured and tagged, then released in Sydney’s waterways, have been revealed following an attack in the city’s eastern suburbs on Monday. Lauren O’Neill, 29, was bitten on the leg while swimming near an Elizabeth Bay jetty at dusk on Monday. The shark was most likely a bull shark, NSW Department … Read more

Kip Wightman’s 12-year-old niece filmed rescuing pet guinea pig from snake in QLD backyard

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A 12-year-old girl has grabbed and swung around a snake in a desperate bid to rescue her guinea pig from its clutches. Brisbane radio personality Kip Wightman has posted the remarkable footage of his niece Rosie going to extraordinary lengths to give her pet, named MaxiBon, a second chance at life. The footage shows Rosie … Read more

Proposal to turn abandoned Arundel Hills golf course on Gold Coast into estate rejected amid housing crisis

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Turning a decaying golf course into homes for approximately 1200 people seems like a no-brainer in the middle of a housing crisis. But not on the Gold Coast, where the local council has emphatically rejected an application for a new 380-house estate on the site of the Arundel Hills Country Club. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: … Read more

Revisited: Weight of the world – the climate scientists who saw the crisis coming – podcast | Science

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Science Weekly revisits episode one of this 2023 mini-series from Full Story. Pioneering Australian scientists Graeme Pearman, Lesley Hughes and Ove Hoegh-Guldberg saw the climate crisis coming. Pearman predicted the increase of carbon dioxide levels, Hughes foresaw the alarming number of species extinctions and Hoegh-Guldberg forecast the mass coral bleaching events we’re seeing today. All … Read more

Emergency restrictions in place after invasive fire ants jump border from Queensland to NSW

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An emergency biosecurity control order has been put in place after fire ants were found in NSW for the first time since the Queensland infestation began. The NSW Department of Primary Industries confirmed on Saturday three red imported fire ant nests were found in South Murwillumbah, 13km from the Queensland border in the state’s northeast. … Read more

Loggerhead turtle egg discovery on Mid North Coast beach prompts advice

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A “precious” discovery on the NSW Mid North Coast has signalled the first known instance of turtle nesting in the state this season. But the partially buried eggs were located precariously close to shore, with king tides forecast. Long tracks left behind in the sand by “an incredibly rare” loggerhead turtle led NSW National Park … Read more