Environment and Other News

It is our pleasure to share with you the latest edition of AWC's Wildlife Matters. Donate Now I am writing to share with you the latest edition of Wildlife Matters . Your generous support is helping AWC deliver exceptional outcomes for Australia's wildlife in iconic locations such as the Kimberley, Cape York, Lake Eyre and the Top End. The Winter 2017 edition of Wildlife Matters highlights the importance of AWC's innovative new model for conservation and the success of key projects including: The establishment of the largest feral cat-free area on mainland Australia (at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary, in central Australia) Our ground-breaking collaboration with NSW National Parks (Pilliga, Mallee Cliffs) and the Defence Department ...

Welcome to the latest e-news from AWC, with brief field updates from our sanctuaries around Australia. AWC now manages almost 4 million hectares, the largest non-government estate in Australia. Welcome to the latest e-news from AWC, with brief field updates from our sanctuaries around Australia. AWC now manages almost 4 million hectares, the largest non-government estate in Australia. With almost 80% of our staff in the field, we are delivering practical and effective conservation for some of the largest remaining populations of many endangered species including Numbats, Bilbies, Purple-crowned Fairy-wrens and more. As you will read below, we are breaking new ground in a whole range of projects as we strive to deliver the best possible ecological return on your support (investment). Australia's largest private fire mana...

It is our pleasure to share with you the latest edition of AWC’s Wildlife Matters. Donate Now It is our pleasure to share with you the latest edition of AWC's Wildlife Matters . This edition showcases the increasing success of AWC's innovative conservation model on our own land and through ground-breaking partnerships with the Defence Department and NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service. Read about the following exciting developments: In the Kimberley , AWC and Defence are working together to protect one of Australia's great natural areas - the 568,000 hectare...

  I remember the buzz of excitement in the room when French negotiator Laurent Fabius took to the stage and announced the Paris Agreement was universally supported by 197 countries. A year later it will come into force with 85 countries – including the US, China and New Zealand – ratifying the agreement. So what about Australia? Well... we haven’t ratified the Agreement. While the world has been surging ahead,  we’re snoozing and losing . Come with us down memory lane using our new  Climate Action Time Warp Tool  – which compares Australia's progress to the rest of the world: As one of the sunniest and windiest countries in the world,  we can be at the forefront of the renewables revolution . But while local leaders in communities, cities and states all over Australia are stepping up to the challenge – on a national front  we’re lagging behind, while the rest of the world surges ahead. World leaders will meet in Morocco next week for ...

Yesterday, another baby Humpback was caught in gillnets! This time in Shelly Beach off the central coast of NSW. [1] Luckily, with the help of quick acting rescue crews from Organisation for the Rescue and Research of Cetaceans in Australia (ORRCA), it escaped and was safely returned to its mother. This comes just weeks after NSW Premier Mike Baird announced he will launch a trial of these lethal nets along northern NSW beaches. Evidence shows that gillnets don’t make people safer. But they do indiscriminately kill whales, turtles, rays and many more harmless victims. So why is Baird pursuing this ineffective and destructive plan? Tell the Federal Environment Minister to reject Baird’s plan for nets on NSW beaches. Last year, our movement helped convince Baird not to put gillnets in northern NSW - but two weeks ago, that all changed. Baird backflipped - announcing a trial of these lethal nets, starting as soon as next month. We all love the beach. And safety alw...