Upemba lechwe considered one of world’s rarest large mammals with fewer than 100 thought to remain
A photograph of Africa’s “forgotten antelope” has been published for the first time as the elusive creature dives towards extinction.
Fewer than 100 Upemba lechwe are thought to remain, with an aerial survey in the Kamalondo depression of the southern Democratic Republic of the Congo having recorded 10 individuals.
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05/26/2025 - 10:00
Environment minister Murray Watt is due to make a decision on whether to extend the controversial North West Shelf development in coming days
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Reliable energy or ‘carbon bomb’? What’s at stake in the battle over Australia’s North West Shelf
Unless something remarkable – the federal court, perhaps – intervenes, the Albanese government will this week make a decision that could have ramifications for greenhouse gas emissions and Indigenous heritage that last for decades – or longer. It relates to the future of the North West Shelf, one of the world’s largest liquified natural gas (LNG) projects.
Most discussion about it assumes that it is a done deal – that the environment minister, Murray Watt, will give the green light to an application by Woodside Energy to extend the life of the gas export processing facility on the Burrup peninsula in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.
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05/26/2025 - 10:00
Exclusive: Disaster Relief Australia pushes for funding deal as it positions itself as alternative to ADF in aftermath of floods, fires and cyclones
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The veteran-led organisation on the frontline of disaster recovery wants federal government support to help establish a 10,000-strong volunteer army.
Disaster Relief Australia (DRA) is pushing for a new funding deal to secure its future and grow its force, as it positions itself as an alternative to the Australian defence force in the aftermath of major floods, fires and cyclones.
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05/26/2025 - 09:00
Volunteers, organized by landscape architecture firm Terremoto, clear invasive plants and restore native fauna: ‘It’s a years-long relationship with the land’
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05/26/2025 - 06:00
Brutal heat and drought expected to blanket country from Nevada to Florida as experts worry climate cuts will burn
This year’s summer months promise to be among the hottest on record across the United States, continuing a worsening trend of extreme weather, and amid concern over the impacts of Trump administration cuts to key agencies.
The extreme heat could be widespread and unrelenting: only far northern Alaska may escape unusually warm temperatures from June through August, according to the latest seasonal forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa).
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05/26/2025 - 04:00
For decades, the men and women of the Venezuelan Crocodile Specialist Group have been raising younglings of the critically endangered species in a race against time to avoid its extinction
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05/26/2025 - 03:03
Local options such as rooftop solar and battery storage could play larger role in backing up power system, Aemo says
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Australia’s electricity market operator is considering new infrastructure options in the rollout of wind, solar and storage, in response to a 25-55% increase in the cost of overhead powerlines.
Its draft electricity network options report, released Friday, recognised the potential for local resources such as rooftop solar and battery storage to play a much larger role in the reliability and security of the power system, complementing transmission lines.
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05/26/2025 - 02:41
Green groups and industry warn axing of Moonlight Range Wind Farm project risks undermining confidence in renewables
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The Liberal National party’s axing of a conditionally approved windfarm that could have powered hundreds of thousands of homes risks undermining confidence in the renewable energy sector in Queensland, green and industry groups have warned.
Planned for a site 40km north-west of Rockhampton, Greenleaf Renewables’ $1bn Moonlight Range Wind Farm Project would have been able to power about 260,000 homes, using 88 260-metre turbines. It also included a grid-scale battery.
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05/26/2025 - 01:48
Crisafulli government’s $88m plan for more shark nets and baited drum lines at popular beaches may fall foul of federal laws
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The expansion of Queensland’s lethal shark control program will be challenged in court should it escape a looming entanglement with federal laws, according to marine scientists and policy experts.
The Queensland government announced plans to pump $88m over four years into the state’s shark management plan, which would see shark nets and baited drum lines rolled out at more beaches, as well as the expanded use of non-lethal technology such as drone surveillance.
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05/26/2025 - 00:00
A groundbreaking tree-planting programme is uniting farmers and rewilders, as portions of common ground in the Yorkshire Dales national park are being restored to their ancient glory
Photographs by Rebecca Cole
The Howgill Fells are a smooth, treeless cluster of hills in the Yorkshire Dales national park, so bald and lumpy that they are sometimes described as a herd of sleeping elephants. Their bare appearance – stark even by UK standards – has been shaped by centuries of sheep grazing. Yet beneath the soil lie ancient tree roots: the silent traces of long-lost “ghost woodlands”.
Over the past 12 years, 300,000 native trees have been planted by the project
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