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'This needs to happen fast': Scientists race to cryopreserve a critically endangered tree before it goes extinct

Less than 400 angle-stemmed myrtle specimens remain in the wild in Australia. Scientists are working on ways to preserve the ...
The Cool Down

Man faces severe penalties for repeated destructive acts: 'It is a criminal prosecution'

Facing thousands of dollars in fines and reimbursements for legal fees, the man didn't even bother to show up for any of the ...
Alaska Public Media

To save its rare birds, New Zealand is relying on a nation of backyard trappers

New Zealand's unique birds are at risk of extinction, like the kiwi. So the country is trying to eradicate the invasive ...

This part of Queensland left David Attenborough stunned – now I know why

When asked which place in the world had surprised him most, David Attenborough’s quickfire response was: “The north of ...
The Mercury

Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which ...

Getting to the root of tree survival

Two consecutive dry years in South Australia have put extreme stress on urban trees and shrubs, with Flinders University ...

A Fast-Growing Flowering Tree That Won't Mind Heat, Dry Soil And Is Easy To Care For

With climate change making your garden hotter and drier than ever, you may want this drought-tolerant tree with unusually ...
WGAL

New initiative gives Pennsylvania homeowners chance to replace invasive trees with native species

SERVE OR SELL THEM. PENNSYLVANIA IS TRYING TO ENCOURAGE ITS NEIGHBORS TO GET RID OF INVASIVE TREES AND SHRUBS, AND PLANT NEW, LESS PROBLEMATIC ONES. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE’S NEW SO-CALLED ...
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Silvopasture can outperform clearing but carbon rules need to catch up

New economic analysis has demonstrated the whole-of-farm returns that can be achieved through managing remnant and regrowth ...

Council speeds up 100-year process to solve quiet crisis in Aussie suburbs

The Lake Macquarie City Council has begun using a specialised tool called a HollowHog to create hollows in trees for animals ...

Fear controversial government plan could destroy 30 per cent of rare Aussie plant

It’s a white flowering Australian shrub so rare that recent estimates suggest just 150 to 250 remain in the wild. Consequently, the discovery of a plan by Victoria’s Environment Department (DEECA) to ...

Fear controversial plan could destroy 30 per cent of rare Aussie species

It’s a white flowering Australian shrub so rare that recent estimates suggest just 150 to 250 remain in the wild. Consequently, the discovery of a plan by Victoria’s Environment Department (DEECA) to ...