BLOGS

12.24.24

Australia’s wildlife – up in flames

As Australia braces for the 2024–25 bushfire season, the vivid memories of past disasters, like the 2019–20 Black Summer, remain etched in the hearts of wildlife lovers and carers. The effects of bushfires on wildlife are devastating, leaving countless animals injured, displaced, or dead, and their habitats in ruins.    During a bushfire, many of […]

BLOGS

12.18.24

Politics before policy – Why the PM’s intervention turned ‘nature positive’ into a ‘nature negative’ 

Politics before policy – Why the PM’s intervention turned ‘nature positive’ into a ‘nature negative’  Nature hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons in late 2024, when the Prime Minister put the brakes on the Federal Government’s proposed ‘nature positive’ legislation.   Bowing to pressure from the mining lobby and the WA Government, the Federal […]

MEDIA RELEASES

12.18.24

STATEMENT: Australia takes a step forward on animal welfare 

Australia takes a step forward on animal welfare    Humane Society International (HSI) Australia has welcomed the National Animal Welfare Statement signed by federal, state and territory governments and released on Friday 13 December.  Through the Statement, governments are committing to a shared vision where Australia achieves good animal welfare outcomes through the development and […]

BLOGS

12.18.24

Summer has arrived! How to keep our pets and wildlife safe and happy in the heat.

Summer’s here, and New South Wales and Victoria are experiencing some of the harshest weather ever recorded for December. With extreme temperatures and conditions on the rise, it looks set to be a challenging year for people and wildlife alike. Luckily, there are plenty of ways you can help struggling native animals and their habitats […]

MEDIA RELEASES

12.16.24

STATEMENT: Politicians should stop using endangered Maugean skate as a political football

Politicians should stop using endangered Maugean skate as a political football  12 December 2024 The beleaguered Maugean skate is on the precipice of extinction but, instead of focusing on how to save it, it has become a political football when the future of an entire species hangs in the balance, the Australian Marine Conservation Society […]

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12.13.24

The killing of native wildlife – what we need to know

Much more than just a report, Humane Society International (HSI) Australia’s Licence to Kill reveals Australia’s love–hate relationship with our native animals.     We Australians love our native animals. We love our kangaroos—flying or otherwise. We love the laugh of a kookaburra, the scruffiness of a wombat, the elegance of a black swan, the cuteness […]

BLOGS

12.13.24

7 ways to keep your Christmas eco-friendly!

Christmas is a time for giving, so why not give back to the planet that gives so much to us? We have come up with 7 ways you can have a more eco-friendly Christmas so you can do your bit for the earth this year!   1. Have vegetarian options at your Christmas table A number of […]

MEDIA RELEASES

12.12.24

Shark culling counter ‘reset’ to keep new Queensland Government accountable for all marine wildlife deaths 

Shark culling counter ‘reset’ to keep new Queensland Government accountable for all marine wildlife deaths  12 December 2024  Humane Society International (HSI) Australia and Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) have today released a new ‘shark culling counter’ to keep the new Queensland Government publicly accountable for the number of marine animals entangled and hooked each […]

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12.06.24

STATEMENT: Iceland grants five-year whaling permit

Iceland grants five-year whaling permit. 06 December 2024   STATEMENT: We are utterly dismayed by the interim Icelandic government’s decision to grant a five-year whaling licence to kill fin and minke whales. Humane Society International and the Avaaz platform have together collected more than 2.2 million petition signatures calling for whaling to end in Iceland. We […]