Animals
One major way we can reduce the suffering of animals

Veterinarians have an opportunity to uphold medical ethics — and give the nation’s factory- ...  
Damning environment report reveals Australia's countdown to extinction

An official report has revealed the devastation exacted on Australia and how critical it is that ...  
'Sneaky encounters': The beauty and deception of snakes

Mark David describes his experiences with a most feared creature in the Australian environment: ...  
Fines don't faze Forestry Corp's lust for logging

The EPA is urging the Government to order an independent review of Forestry Corporation NSW, which ...  
Labor needs to lift its game to ensure koala survival

Australia's koalas may be doomed unless the new Labor Government implements strong policies to ...  
SA’s greyhound racing transparency is worthy of bipartisan support

The SA State Government has the opportunity to pass legislation demanding transparency within the ...  
Human mania for roadbuilding threatens apex predators

Tigers and leopards are among the ten apex predators most threatened by the world’s obsession ...  
Matt Kean blasts Liberals on climate using hollow words

Matt Kean has lambasted the Coalition over its lack of climate policy but has yet to prove himself ...  
Queensland's Frog Prince: The man — the mystery

Who knew playing hide-and-seek at night with nature's critters could be so much fun? Frog-frie ...  
Live export is an industry with no benefits

Live export is in the spotlight again as animal welfare and public sentiment take second place to ...  
Spider man Mark David attempts the unlikely

... to convince us Huntsmans and Wolf Spiders are people, too.  
Vote for the Morrison Government and say goodbye to our koalas

After years of inaction toward saving our koalas, another term for the Morrison Government would ...  
Josh Frydenberg's dog act

Guide Dogs Victoria appears to have broken federal law with its CEO heavily advocating Josh ...  
Plovers in your backyard: It's no picnic

Plucky plovers or avian hell-spawn? Mark David describes his experience of living with the "sho ...  
Floodwater rescue mission ends in triumph

A rescue team of theme park staff was able to save 23 horses from perishing in devastating floo ...  
Palaszczuk Government continues koala extinction

Despite promising to improve in koala conservation, the Queensland Government continues to destroy ...  
The 'she’ll be right' syndrome: Australia’s doomed koalas

In a country expert in killing off mammal species at a rate exceeding that of others, Australians ...  
Snakes on a plane, bad — in the medicine cabinet, good!

Research has shown venom from an Asian cobra species has strong analgesic properties. Snakes ...  

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