National Parks

The condition of Karijini National Park's spectacular gorges worries traditional owners and business operators as WA's tourism season looms.

Former treasure secretary Ken Henry is pushing a new effort to protect native forests from logging and keep carbon stored in living trees.

The South East Forest Rescue group alleged the Forestry Corporation of NSW did not conduct a broad area habitat search for features of habitat for three species of glider in areas of native forest logging in NSW.

Specialist shooters are using cameras and thermal imaging to track down feral cats throughout New South Wales, killing 400 animals since October.

It has been four years since a master plan for the Belair golf course site was abandoned following negative feedback about proposed soccer fields, but support for a mountain bike hub remains.

Local communities say they need help managing overtourism as mass visitation creates issues for wildlife, raises evacuation concerns, and poses safety risks.

There are calls for the state government to set a concrete timeline for its target of preserving 17 per cent of its landmass, with just 595,000 hectares protected since 2022.

The Commonwealth and Kakadu traditional owners are set to sign a new agreement over the jointly-managed national park ahead of Gunlom Falls' long-anticipated reopening this dry season.

Plans to build an animal park in the Blue Mountains have been revived, despite the council saying the development is not appropriate for the heritage site.  

NSW Environment Minister Penny Sharpe has indicated that the wild horse management program at Kosciuszko National Park is ahead of schedule and that between 3,000 and 4,000 animals remain.

Rangers say feral cats on the World Heritage-protected island can grow to the size of dingoes.

Speculation over closures was sparked after a hiking group obtained Department of Environment emails discussing the permanent closure of Mount Beerwah.

The federal National Party is lobbying to reopen a sacred Indigenous site in northern New South Wales that closed during the pandemic.

Visitors who make the trek to Australia's largest salt lake will no longer be able to walk on its dry bed as a new management plan comes into force.

The NSW environment minister says the purchase of Broughton Vale Station east of Broken Hill is a significant addition to the state's national parks portfolio.

WorkSafe has confirmed it will not lay charges over the man's death at the remote Purnululu National Park in late 2021.

With two days of high fire danger expected this week, firefighters battling 16 blazes in Tasmania's west are ramping up efforts, which include multiple helicopters, a C130 Hercules and help from the mainland.

The CFS said the fire posed no threat to life or property but remains uncontained.

Katelynn Clark felt certain her home would burn to the ground when a raging bushfire hit the edge of her rural property on Monday night. 

A dozen endangered brush-tailed rock wallabies find a safe new home after an aerial rescue operation in the Warrumbungle National Park.