Orchids at riskOrchid hunting is increasingly popular, with fears the flowers are being loved to death.
Tasmanian deer population increasingThe most recent aerial survey by Tasmania's Primary Industries Department estimated the state's fallow deer population has grown by more than 5% every year since 2006.
Family dies in extreme heatA Northern California family has been found dead on a hiking trail near the Merced River after they overheated and ran out of drinking water. As the Australian summer starts, this article shows that care is needed.
Bushwalker dies after being hit by a falling tree branchAfter heavy rain, a women in the Watagan NP was killed by a falling branch. In Australia, on average, four people die a year from falling branches, twice the number of people who die from snake bites. High winds and/or saturated soils are associated with about 86% of tree-related fatalities.
Walking can change your lifeA 2700-kilometre solo trek across the Western Himalayas had unexpected results.
Avenel Station is a new addition to NPWSThe 120,000-hectare Avenel Station north of Broken Hill is the latest in a series of acquisitions by the state government designed to reshape the state's far west. More than 500,000 hectares have been added to NPWS since 2019.
14 Peaks: Nothing is impossibleA movie about the quest to climb the 14 highest mountains in the world in seven months.
Grampians Peak Trail opensAt a cost of $33 million, the Grampians Peaks Trail is now open, but land clearing is a concern for some people. Also, the $47.70 camping fee per tent site per night is excessive. This is more than a caravan park tent site.
Ben Boyd National Park to be renamedBen Boyd NP in NSW will be renamed in the language of traditional custodians. Boyd was a blackbirder, shipping South Sea Islanders to the colonies and paying minimal wages to evade anti-slavery laws.
Illegal logging made legal, catchments threatened, VicForests spyingAfter the Victorian government changed legislation allowing logging in previously off-limits areas, water catchments now have less protection. The quality, quantity and timing of water supply will be compromised. Spatial data has illegal logging details. VicForests is accused of having a private investigator follow campaigners, and not regenerating forests.
Children and fairy doorsIn Holsworthy, NSW, fairy doors were put on trees in the Harris Creek Reserve bushwalking track. Young children loved it, but there was environmental damage, so a new way was found.
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