Tag: Conservation
ACT kangaroo cull to feed endangered species
Carcasses from this year’s kangaroo cull in the ACT will be sent to a wildlife park in NSW to feed endangered species.
Orchids and wallabies: Conservation program to protect ACT’s threatened species
ACT Government conservation programs aim to reintroduce endangered wallabies into the wild, and create a stable population for a rare orchid.
ACT residents hop to it to help save local frogs
The future of frogs has been labelled as the largest mass extinction since dinosaurs by conservationists – and a local Canberra program is hoping to make all the difference.
Endangered grasslands ‘vulnerable’ to proposed development
A proposed Defence Housing Australia development in and around the critically endangered Lawson North grasslands has local environmental groups concerned for the health of the area’s biodiversity.
School striker paints artworks for climate change
Impressive local teenage activist and artist Alice Harcourt is making waves on the climate change front, merging her passion for the environment and art to make a difference.
Grant to conserve Shine Dome
University of Canberra (UC) researchers have received over $200,000 in funding to conserve and protect the National Heritage listed Canberra landmark, the Shine Dome.
UC has partnered with the Australian Academy of Science...
