“Oh, for God’s sake, Woolworths" - Professor David Lindenmayer Woolworths has released a $6 toy set that showcases a variety of Australian wildlife, including a quokka, koala, and brushturkey. But the fourth looks more like an animal from the USA. au.news.yahoo.com/woolworths-c...

Fewer than 2,500 Guthega skinks likely survive. Climate change and bushfires are pushing them to the brink. Because they live on mountain peaks, there's no escape to higher ground. This story examines the radical plan to prevent their extinction. au.news.yahoo.com/rare-aussie-...

I've been advised by Victoria's environment department (DEECA) that two water sources have been made available to wildlife in the Big Desert-Wyperfield conservation area. The deployment follows a bushfire that impacted a genetically distinct population of dingoes that number less than 80.

1000s of bats are expected to die in Victoria's heatwave, as the mercury rises over 45 degrees. But there is a glimmer of hope at 1 flying fox camp, after DEECA agreed last night to send a water-spraying truck to the Brimbank colony to help cool them. 📸 Fly By Night.

Don't forget to put water out for the birds today in Australia's south.

The temperature is expected to soar beyond 45 degrees in parts of Victoria on Tuesday, and it's predicted tens of thousands of grey-headed flying foxes will perish around the state. Volunteers are calling for @DEECA_Vic to help them reduce the deaths. au.news.yahoo.com/dire-predict...

Always was, always will be.

NSW said no to culling sharks. QLD has said yes to culling dingoes. au.news.yahoo.com/major-touris...

Bushfires scorched more than 400,000 hectares across Victoria this summer. A man is dead, 15,000 livestock have been killed, and over 250 homes have been destroyed. What’s unclear is the wildlife death toll. Here's why. au.news.yahoo.com/silence-afte...

After 10 minutes of trying to find the snake, I had to cheat. It's so well hidden. Here's another story about how great snakes are from me. au.news.yahoo.com/walker-spots...

Rob Hirst will be missed ✊

Australia culls kangaroos, koalas and crown of thorns starfish. After four attacks in three days in NSW, one marine ecologist says it's time to experiment with sharks. As you would imagine, this has proved controversial. au.news.yahoo.com/calls-grow-f...

Thanks to a post on iNaturalist, and a series of serendipitous events, an Australian flowering plant thought extinct for almost 60 years has been rediscovered. au.news.yahoo.com/photo-leads-...

An urgent plea has been made to Victoria's environment department (DEECA) to send water to a rare population of dingoes known as Wilkerr after their home range was destroyed by fire. They have almost been hunted to extinction & fewer than 80 survive. au.news.yahoo.com/danger-beyon...

Fear is a natural response for swimmers if they see a shark in the wild. But are they always a danger? au.news.yahoo.com/tiger-sharks...

12 years after Australia’s 'extinct' night parrot was rediscovered, a worrying new investigation by the Australian Conservation Foundation has revealed swathes of its remaining habitat are under threat. au.news.yahoo.com/rare-and-bea...

When stressed & fearful, mothers will eject their joeys from their pouches. To reduce the chance of this happening, don’t approach mothers with obvious joeys/large pouches, & don’t ever let dogs chase wildlife. If a joey is ejected call a wildlife carer immediately. au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-mum-i...

Would you know what to do if a wallaby left her joey at your feet? That's what happened to this mum in the Victorian town of Warrnambool. au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-mum-i...

VicEmergency or Vic Emergencies? Many Victorians have reported feeling confused about which bushfire app is the official one. It's VicEmergency. The other is independent, and a lot of functions don't seem to be working. au.news.yahoo.com/confusing-em...

Just took some water to the local crows, it's 41C degrees and they were really struggling in the heat.

As the heatwave continues to scorch Australia, at least 800 threatened grey-headed flying foxes are thought to have died at Brimbank Park in Melbourne's north. The situation at other colonies is unknown. au.news.yahoo.com/crew-left-in...

This week is going to be a scorcher across much of Australia. Please put out water for birds! Shallow dishes with a rock in them for small reptiles.

Success after a 17-year search for a rare Australian animal! au.news.yahoo.com/grainy-image...

Anxiety spread across a coastal community in Tasmania over the weekend, following the discovery in the water. au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-town-...

A dead wallaby was found tethered to a post, a lit cigarette was in her mouth, and a Bundaberg rum can was crushed inside her pouch, mortally wounding her joey inside. Police are calling for public help to find those responsible. au.yahoo.com/news/aussie-...

Three mates were fossicking through freshly eroded dunes near Australia’s iconic Bells Beach when they noticed something dark and shiny. Because it was stuck over a metre deep into the rock, they were expecting their find to be ancient. It wasn't. au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-mates...

A home security camera has captured the moment a Queensland woman reacted in disbelief after feeling the fangs of one of Australia’s most dangerous snakes puncture her foot. au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-woman...

“I’ve never seen that many before, and I’ve lived here for 50 odd years.” - Karalyn Bell Beachgoers around Victoria have confessed to being amazed by an unfamiliar sight on the sand — thousands of bluebottles. au.news.yahoo.com/swimmers-for...

Article by @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social in Yahoo News au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-scien... talking about our new paper in @agu.org Geophysical Research Letters agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

I won't be fearful Bondi Beach ❤️‍🩹

A Melbourne council has removed dozens of stickers with antisemitic messages from poles on a street this week, following a terrorist attack at Bondi Beach that targeted Jews at a Hanukkah festival. au.news.yahoo.com/council-resp...

My family has been in Australia for generations I love the festive season, and yearn to put up both Christmas and Hanukkah decorations in my front yard But I'm not going to, because if I did the latter, I don't think it would be safe This isn't political. Just where we're at

Peter Reismann and Ernie Friedlander seldom cry after their ordeals surviving the Holocaust. The terrorist attack on Jews at Bondi Beach has brought them both to tears. We spoke today. au.news.yahoo.com/holocaust-su...

As details of the Bondi Beach mass shooting are released to the public, many will feel a need to stay across every update. But a leading expert is urging people to limit the amount of content they consume. And she's offered advice on how to talk to kids about it. au.news.yahoo.com/bondi-beach-...

A Sydney mother was forced to make three ‘terrifying’ decisions as she fled gunmen at Bondi Beach on Sunday night. We spoke today as she returned to the scene. au.news.yahoo.com/mums-three-t...

I've known Tom since I used to wait tables at Bondi Beach in 2005. I gave him a call last night and then again this morning as he opened up his cafe. au.yahoo.com/news/emotion...

Voting closes Sunday. I spoke with two contenders for the Environmental Music Prize, indie duo Angus & Julia Stone, and former Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett, about what inspired their nominated songs. au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-music...

Will it work, or are ravens too smart? au.news.yahoo.com/council-unve...

A massive bait ball has created a shark feeding frenzy off Byron Bay. I spoke with one of the divers who jumped into the water to film them. au.news.yahoo.com/swimmer-defe...

What is it about McDonald’s customers?

Amazon is pulling a deadly rat poison from its Australian website after it was linked to the deaths of the nation’s wildlife. “We are in the process of removing these products from sale across Australia,” the company confirmed. au.yahoo.com/news/bunning...

eBay has been questioned over facilitating the sale of “revolting” products that are illegal for consumers to use across Victoria. The "unsafe" garden nets were also available at Temu and Amazon, but the retailers have taken action in Australia. au.news.yahoo.com/amazon-ebay-...

When mis- and dis-information is a government enforced legal obligation. A slow clap for all involved. Whither science-based and effective public education! au.news.yahoo.com/uproar-as-zo... By @michaeldahlstrom.bsky.social

South Australian authorities have been accused of “propaganda” after they forced Adelaide Zoo to fix a controversial sign to a dingo exhibit, describing the animal as a "pest". au.news.yahoo.com/uproar-as-zo...

Bush turkey, plains turkey, plain turkey, or Australian bustard? One of the most contentious topics is what to call these common birds. au.news.yahoo.com/travellers-t...

Best thing about the new Metro in Melbourne is my son and I can avoid the anti-immigration rally that’s closing off the streets above ground.

An iconic Aussie takeaway chain has pulled a menu item just days after its high-profile launch. The decision follows an uproar from customers about its “world-first” kangaroo pizza. au.news.yahoo.com/iconic-pizza...

Researchers are working on a radical new plan to take back the outback from Australia's most pervasive predators. The aim is to breed “smart” generations of native marsupials that can evade attacks from foxes and cats. au.news.yahoo.com/radical-20-y...

Two rare Australian animals captured together in one photo. Sadly, one is eating the other. au.news.yahoo.com/photographer...

“Once you take their habitat away, they die, so logging this forest is a really permanent end to these creatures. It’s quite heartbreaking.” Conservationists are calling for timber harvesting to be prevented close to endangered greater habitat. au.yahoo.com/news/late-ni...