Australia’s Environment Minister Tony Burke is due to make a long-awaited announcement tomorrow about the listing of the koala as an endangered species. He is expected to list koalas in southeast Queensland […]
Koala listing ‘doesn’t go far enough’
Orangutans rescued in Sumatra
Two orangutans were rescued in northern Sumatra this week. The first, rescued on April 18, was a large adult male, who was trapped in a small pocket of forest in the Tripa […]
Land burning in Indonesia is wiping out orangutans
The Tripa peat swamp forest on the northwestern coast of Sumatra is being ravaged by fires set to clear land for palm oil. Orangutans are being wiped out in the companies’ race […]
Koalas still waiting
Australia’s Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, has postponed until February 17, 2012, his decision about whether or not the koala should be listed as a threatened species. He said he wanted time […]
Senate publishes report
The Australian senate has issued its report on the status, health, and sustainability of the koala. The head of the Australian Koala Foundation, Deborah Tabart, praised those who wrote the document, but […]
Koala foundation optimistic
The head of the Australian Koala Foundation, Deborah Tabart, says she is optimistic after the second Senate inquiry hearing into the status, health, and sustainability of the koala. “I am feeling very […]
New koala hearing
The Australian Senate inquiry into the status, health, and sustainability of the koala heard 60 submissions in its first hearing in Brisbane on May 3. There will be a further hearing in […]
Koala inquiry
The Senate inquiry into the status, health, and sustainability of the koala is to start hearing evidence in Brisbane, Australia, on May 3. The Australian Koala Foundation wants the federal government to […]
Catalan parliament votes to ban bullfighting
The Catalan parliament has voted to ban bullfighting. It’s the first time a regional parliament in mainland Spain has backed a ban. The first Spanish region to ban bullfighting was the Canary […]
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