Aiding and abetting the killing of koalas Dailan Pugh, The Echonetdaily.  October 28th, 2013 Koalas need large trees. Photo: Todd Odegaard/Flickr Dailan Pugh We have long recognised that our iconic koalas are in danger of extinction on the far north coast and, despite having laws in place for 20 years to redress their decline, our...

29 October 2013, 6.20am AEST Are animals as smart, or as dumb, as we think they are? The CONVERSATION.  Clint J Perry.  Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences at Macquarie University. Does my dog only think of eating, sleeping and chasing squirrels? Does my girlfriend’s cat really have the capacity to plot my accidental death?...

Whale Whisperer Don Pachico Mayoral is Gone Posted by Carl Safina of Blue Ocean Institute on October 27, 2013 Don Pachico Mayoral, the first man to make physical contact and develop friendly relationships with some of the gray whales of Baja, Mexico, is gone. A stroke took him on Tuesday, October 22, 2013. He was...

Tuesday, October 22, 2013 28 Signs That The West Coast Is Being Absolutely Fried With Nuclear Radiation From Fukushima Michael Snyder Activist Post The map below comes from the Nuclear Emergency Tracking Center. It shows that radiation levels at radiation monitoring stations all over the country are elevated. As you will notice, this is particularly...

COALITION DUGONG AND TURTLE PROTECTION PLAN ( Editor’s Note:- This plan will be compromised by any approval for Abbot Point Port development, second shipping channel at Gladstone, Townsville dredging and more destruction of the Reef) The dugongs and turtles along the Great Barrier Reef will receive greater protection under a $5 million plan. The Coalition...

OPEN LETTER TO SENATOR CHRISTINE MILNE. Sue Arnold  9th September, 2013 Senator Milne, I read your comments in today’s Australian.   Apparently you blame the environmental groups for not running strong campaigns in support of your party.   And, according to the report, you also claim the anti-green backlash is a result of Labor in-fighting. Let me...

MAKE HISTORY FOR ANIMALS AT THIS SATURDAY’S ELECTION  Australians for Animals STRONGLY SUPPORTS the Animal Justice Party and thanks Mark Pearson from Animal Liberation for his inspired, dedicated efforts.  You can make a difference by voting for the Animal Justice Party in the Senate and in Melbourne. GIVE ANIMALS A DESPERATELY NEEDED VOICE.   Be...

Coalition’s Reef policy to include long term planning.   The Australian Graham Lloyd – Environment Editor – September 2, 2013 A new structure for long term planning to protect the Great Barrier Reef and increased funding to combat crown of thorns starfish will form the core of the Coalition’s reef policy to be announced today. The...

US reviews whale endangered list Updated: 13:08, Saturday August 31, 2013 The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is launching a review of whether it should take North Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list. NOAA Fisheries is responding to a petition filed by a group of Hawaii fishermen saying the whale should no...