Almost 90% of animals caught in shark nets were non-target species   SYDNEY (20 MAY 2024)―Figures just released under Freedom of Information have again shown the overwhelming failure of the NSW’s shark nets with almost 90% of the animals caught during the 2024/25 season being non-target species.   Of the 223 animals...
Today is World Bee Day, a day for celebrating pollinators that inhabit our landscapes. Native Australian bees are not only spectacularly diverse and interesting but are also an essential part of nature, performing the critical ecosystem service of pollination, pollinating wildflowers, native vegetation and agricultural crops.   Ground-nesting bees When...
Australia once ‘rode on the sheep’s back’. But it’s not their back we’re worried about. It’s an oft-used phrase: ‘If you knew where it came from, would you eat it/touch it/buy it…?’  Because of Australian wool, we can add one more: ‘wear it?’ Australia’s wool production—and its development of the...
Aerial shooting of koalas in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park Humane World for Animals is deeply concerned about reports that several hundred koalas have been shot from helicopters in Budj Bim National Park, parts of which were heavily impacted by bushfires beginning seven weeks ago on March 10. Following the...
Parliamentary inquiry into the management of blue gum plantations and koalas. Humane World for Animals is relieved to report that the koala shooting in Victoria’s Budj Bim National Park has stopped, with helicopters grounded last Friday, 25 April. Following fires in the area known to be home to a large...
Celebrating the Night Gardeners of our Eco-System! Australia is home to over 90 species of bats, each playing a critical role in our ecosystems. From pollinating native flora to foraging on insects, these remarkable creatures help keep our landscapes healthy, diverse and in balance. On International Bat Day, Humane World...
What the actual…cluck? Sorry if my cheeky title offends you. But behind the pun, is the gruelling story of Australia’s battery hens. I suspect you’ll find their story much more offensive. Right now, more than 5 million hens are confined in barren battery cages across Australia. Each of them only...
The Australia Labor Party, Greens, Animal Justice Party, several minor parties and independents have committed to banning imports of hunting trophies of bears, giraffes, zebras, baboons, hippos and other species at the coming federal election. SYDNEY (15 April 2025)—The upcoming federal election could mark the end of trophy hunting imports...
SYDNEY (29 March 2025)—NSW Government scientists have issued a damning condemnation of the state’s shark nets, stating that they could find ‘no evidence’ that shark nets decrease fatalities. The Response to the Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program 2023/2024 Annual Performance Report, was released late on Friday by the NSW Government’s...
April is Global Citizen Scientist Month! April is a month-long celebration of citizen science and its incredible contribution to advancing science. Citizen scientists can help collect data and collaborate with university researchers, field experts, government departments, and conservation organisations. Citizen scientists can be from all walks of life and levels...
A news report today stating shark net alternatives are not up to the task, has gotten the ire of conservation groups SYDNEY (24 March 2025)—A Daily Telegraph article, airing concerns over the removal of shark nets, is exactly the type of misinformation threatening our marine life and the safety of...
Shark nets in NSW will be removed on 31 March. They may never go back in – and it could make us safer. SYDNEY: 19 March 2025—Debate over the removal of shark nets is rightly a public safety issue, but questions are now being asked about whether the nets may...
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