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Almost 2,000 native species are officially listed as “threatened” in Australia – but how many have you actually heard of?

Plans to restore nature, improve environmental quality, and increase the prosperity of the country are to be set out by the Government on Tuesday.

German minister says Brazil’s new government offers ‘great chance’ to protect rainforest after widespread destruction.

The world’s largest wild population of water buffalo now roam Australia. As does the largest wild herd of camels. We have millions of feral goats and deer. For these introduced species, Australia is a paradise. Plenty of vegetation, and not many predators, other than dingoes, crocodiles and humans.

Hungry seal Nelson arrived in Marks Hall Fisheries in Rochford, Essex in December and refused to leave. After three rescue attempts, the animal was shot with a tranquiliser and died

The invasive plant is damaging homes and growing through walls, check this heat map to find out if its growing near you

Some areas have more than 100 reported instances of the invasive plant in just a four kilometre radius.

You lift a stone and staring up at you is a little insect with its tail curled and pincers ready to inflict who knows what. Then you see its attendants – tiny white insects, huddled underneath. Should you drop the stone and quash them, or leave them be?

Introducing a virus to cull carp in southeast Queensland waterways has in-principle support from the government but concerns for the effects on other species mean it is not yet a done deal.