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The study, commissioned by the Federal Government, found just over 1,000 of the sharks along the east coast of Australia. That figure is significantly lower than the 5,000 needed to sustain the population. Accidental hooking is one of the main...

Japan handed to China on Saturday 10 Japanese crested ibises that were born in central Japan to three ibises that were provided earlier by China, Japanese officials said. The Environment Ministry transported the 10 birds—five males and five females born...

University of Louisiana at Monroe associate professor of biology Russell Minton and a pair of his graduate students came across the flamed tigersnail, thought to no longer be found in Louisiana, by accident. The students, Erin Basiger and Casey Nolan,...

Residents are now criticising the government for the slow pace of rebuilding and rehabilitation of the local economy following the quake on 30 September.

More than 400 longhouse chiefs and members of the non-governmental organisations from the Julau and Pakan districts will be enlisted to join in an environmental conservation effort. The invitation was extended by the Rakan Alam organisation of the Julau parliamentary...

The Government is promising to take its time deciding whether parts of the Coromandel will be mined for gold. A review of the mining potential on Department of Conservation land has started, including the possibility of digging for gold on...

While welcoming the 15 per cent import duty on plastic bags, a major manufacturer said more plastic bottles were manufactured locally than plastic bags. "And they're all over the place but people just talk about the bags. These bottles are...