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Former wildlife carer Tracy Dods with some of her supporters outside Parramatta District Court as she awaited the outcome of her appeal.

Former wildlife carer’s conviction for animal cruelty overturned

WIRES and the RSPCA raided Tracy Clare Dods’ Blue Mountains property and seized three kangaroos in her care. The judge criticised their “at times aggressive” behaviour.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons

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For bushfire-affected koalas, the prognosis is often bad. The vet team at Wildlife Victoria treat burnt koalas with the best care possible.
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One question vets have to answer when fighting to save koalas

For bushfire-affected koalas, the prognosis is often bad. The vet team at Wildlife Victoria treat burnt koalas with the best care possible.

  • Margaret Gordon
A seal at Seal Rocks on Phillip Island.

How this team is helping fur seals escape the scourge of plastic waste

Eyes in the skies can pick out an injured animal easily, even in a colony of hundreds, allowing researchers to conduct targeted rescues.

  • Bianca Hall
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Time for a self-driving Grand Prix?

Get on down to the smart grid.

A man has been flown to hospital after being bitten by a shark while snorkelling.

Man bitten by shark while snorkelling on Great Barrier Reef

He was flown to hospital with puncture wounds and deep lacerations to his arm.

  • Dominique Tassell
Australian salmon should be avoided, according to sustainability experts.

Revealed: How salmon politics trumped the environment

A freedom-of-information release reveals formal advice that salmon farming in Macquarie Harbour should cease while approval is reconsidered under federal environmental laws. The government backed the industry instead.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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A juvenile little penguin currently in care.

A dog was off leash on a Sydney beach. A little penguin paid the price

Manly has the only breeding colony of fairy penguins on mainland NSW. The population has plummeted from 70 pairs in 2013-2014 to 15 pairs in 2024-2025.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
A long-nosed fur seal seen by the Cooks River at Wolli Creek on Sunday.

‘Skeletal’ seal seeks respite in the Cooks River

It’s the same species as the healthy seals that frequently sun themselves on the VIP stairs at the Sydney Opera House.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Australian Reptile Park manager Billy Collett with a freshwater crocodile captured at Wallsend on Sunday, March 1, 2026.

‘Don’t belong here’: Croc captured in Newcastle park

Wildlife carers are working to find a permanent home for the reptile abandoned in a suburban waterway.

  • Jack Gramenz
Footage of a lizard in the bat cave in Uganda.

Stunning bat cave footage captures disease spread risk for first time

Researchers were astonished to film at least 14 different species, including monitor lizards, leopards and monkeys, visiting the cave to feast on potentially disease-ridden bats.

  • Arthur Scott-Geddes