🚨A third "super tusker" has been reported as killed by a trophy hunter in Tanzania within 6 months. "Super tuskers" are male elephants with at least 1 tusk weighing 100 pounds (45kg). It's believed that there are as few as 50 left in Africa💔🐘💔. Read: hsi.org/news-resources…

Great news on a stronger EPA!

Please watch and share this moving speech by Tiwi leader Therese Bourke in the Senate last week. She's asking the Australian Govt to stop a law that would threaten First Nations consultation rights about offshore gas projects, and effectively bypass federal enviro law.

An important first step in advance of this week's Koala Summit in NSW. I'll be there and hoping to hear more on what else the NSW Government will be doing to address the key threats to koalas - deforestation and climate change.

Pleased to hear Hon Penny Sharpe at the NSW Koala Summit recognising that we need to pull apart and remake the NSW Koala Strategy because what we are doing now isn't working

Thinking of everyone who is hurting over this.

Very sad news out of Namibia this week with 28 rhinos poached already this year. Australia must play its part in ending these deaths by closing domestic trade for ivory and rhino horn - trade that we know drives demand and thus poaching. allafrica.com/stories/202404… via allAfrica.com

I remember the awe I felt when I saw one pygmy blue whale off Sydney. This must have been an amazing sight! Blue Whale Study spots males racing in rarely seen courtship ritual off SA coast abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

Wow! Vortex rings made of water vapour rise from Italy's Mount Etna volcano abc.net.au/news/2024-04-0…

Great to see our national environment laws being used wisely. Clearer upfront guidance on what will be considered unacceptable impacts in our new laws will ensure these kinds of decisions continue to be made.

Nature can't wait. We urgently need the Government to implement the full package of promised reforms.

Great to see Australian scientists leading the way. Our unique wildlife makes us particularly vulnerable to illegal trade and we need strong nature laws to back in this kind of research. Canberra scientists using DNA to fight trafficked parrot trade abc.net.au/news/2024-04-2…

We must play our part in eliminating poaching by closing domestic markets for rhino horn and ivory news.mongabay.com/2024/04/a-sing…

New data reveals over 90% of animals caught in NSW shark nets this season were non-target species. More than half of them, including endangered species like grey nurse sharks and leatherback turtles, were found dead. Let’s end this outdated program 🐢🐢shorturl.at/hmtTY

Great to see another tool to help people engage with citizen science. New Australian citizen science one-stop-shop launched cosmosmagazine.com/people/citizen… #science via Cosmos

Our wildlife can't afford any more delays to introducing strong new nature laws.

A very timely reminder that without the environment, there is no economy. How long can federal budgets keep ignoring a deeper truth? abc.net.au/news/2024-05-1… via ABC Australia

Habitat clearing is one of the biggest threats to survival of species in NSW and it is just one of cascading impacts on our biodiversity. Write to Chris Minns Tara Moriarty Penny Sharpe to say: stop runaway habitat clearing and fix our nature laws: shorturl.at/gorT1

Japan is considering adding fin whales to its hunts of Bryde's, sei, and minke whales. Fin whales are classified as Vulnerable to Extinction. There is a global ban on the commercial hunting of whales in all waters under the International Whaling Commission