Animals
'Horsing around' in Melbourne springtime

This image of a Thoroughbred foal bonding with its mother was captured at a stud in Melbourne' ...  
‘Hear Me Roar’: What female animals can teach us about women and power

In her new book, Erna Walraven draws on decades of experience with animals to challenge the myths ...  
Gray whale population crashes amid climate-driven starvation

Once considered a conservation success story, the Eastern Pacific gray whale is now vanishing — ...  
From silence to action: Why the Greens must become an environmental force

With Australia hurtling toward irreversible ecological collapse, the Greens face a defining moment ...  
Royal commission now: The case against Albanese’s environmental record

A damning FOI investigation reveals the Albanese Government’s deliberate efforts to undermine ...  
Colossal plan: Moa to walk the Earth again by 2033

Backed by Peter Jackson and Māori leaders, a U.S. biotech firm plans to revive the colossal South ...  
SA’s ‘underwater bushfire’ devastating marine life and threatening human health

Dead fish and other marine life in the tens of thousands have washed up on South Australian ...  
Photographer earns his stripes with zany zoo illusion

At a quick glance, one could mistake these curious zebras at Melbourne's Werribee Open Range Zoo ...  
Australia’s war on nature leading to environmental collapse

Bulldozers roll, koalas perish and governments look the other way as extinction becomes policy.  
More than a thousand koalas shot in aerial operation

Secrecy around Australia's wildlife management has been given a disturbing precedent after more ...  
Let's hear it for Bruce, the little chook who could

Sometimes it's not about politics, social issues or saving the world. Sometimes we just need an i ...  
Wombat snatching scandal highlights need to protect species

The backlash against an influencer who snatched a baby wombat has raised awareness of the fraught ...  
Russia sends donkeys to the frontline

With the destruction of military vehicles, Russia has resorted to sending donkeys into battle to ...  
Guide Dogs hits $1 million a year slump over Frydenberg scandal

Donations to Guide Dogs Victoria have plunged by more than $1 million a year since the Josh ...  
Look, there's Santa — 20 storeys above Sydney Harbour!

Time to look back at some of the iconic photos featured in EYE FOR AUSTRALIA in 2024. December's ...  
Australia's Greens not so green anymore

For a party that should have the environment at the top of its priority list, the Greens seem to ...  
Labor turns nature summit into blatant act of hypocrisy

Misinformation, weasel words and hypocrisy were all Labor had to offer at a recent summit designed ...  
Great apes monkey around at Taronga Zoo

Also known as "old men of the forest", these two orangutans were captured cuddling up at Tarong ...  

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