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Since 2008, more than 20 people have died along this 3km stretch between the Central Coast and Newcastle

More than 20 people have drowned off a three-kilometre stretch of coastline between Newcastle and the Central Coast in NSW since 2008. As the coastal drowning death toll reaches a statewide record this summer, communities are trying to come up with solutions.

ABC News

Man fined in court for cutting turf on protected Midlands bog after surveillance operation

A National Parks and Wildlife Service Divisional Manager witnessed the cutting in 2020

Irish Mirror

Brumby population in Kosciuszko National Park up 30 per cent, study finds

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service has revealed the results of a survey into feral horse numbers, causing concern that the plan to manage the animals is getting "off track".

ABC News

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Feral brumbies rampant in Kosciuszko

NSW authorities have admitted feral brumbies in Kosciuszko National Park are even more abundant despite a plan to reduce wild horse numbers to 3000 by 2027.

AAP

The 'incredibly special' and top secret cave home to 20,000 microbats

I'm witnessing one of our region's most captivating wildlife spectacles.

The Canberra Times

Video captures fighting 'roos crashing into family's tent

"When the kangaroos hit the tent, it flexed and pushed them back up... that was the only thing that saved those girls."

Newcastle Herald

Investigation launched after white-tailed Eagle found dead in Cavan with 'illegal' poison in its system

It is not known how the eagle ingested this substance

Irish Mirror

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Volunteers push for a better first impression at iconic Tomaree Headland

There's no real sense of arrival, limited signage to the summit and a complete lack of public toilets at the base, according to Tomaree Headland Heritage Group (THHG) president Peter Clough.

Newcastle Herald

Nielsen Park beach upgrades delayed as NSW government fires engineering firm

National parks staff emailed residents with news, citing lack of progress on the site, before contractors say they were told

The Guardian - AU

Warning ahead of Hunter hazard reduction burn on Sunday

"We'll burn around 10 hectares adjacent to properties in Seahampton on Sunday."

Newcastle Herald

Resume culling now: NSW Farmers, Greens

NSW Farmers and the Greens have formed an unlikely alliance, calling for the immediate resumption of the aerial culling of pests, which pose a biosecurity risk.

AAP

Police investigate threat to ‘firebomb’ national parks office over Kosciuszko horse cull

National Parks and Wildlife Service says threat ‘should be condemned by all Australians’

The Guardian - AU

National Parks threatened with 'firebomb' in handwritten letter over feral horse plan

A letter threatening to firebomb the Jindabyne National Parks office in relation to feral horses has sparked a police investigation.

ABC News

Shooting of wild horses at Kosciuszko National Park halts amid review into management plan

Wild horse advocates raise concerns about the method of killing horses, but the New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service says the cull was according to the "highest animal welfare standards".

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The Canberra Times

Ground shooting suspended as Parks respond to cruelty allegations

NPWS said it has a legal obligation to implement the Horse Heritage Management Plan.

ABC News

NSW Environment Minister asks for an evaluation of wild horse management plan in Kosciuszko National Park

The NSW Environment Minister has called for an evaluation into the implementation of a wild horse management plan in the Snowy Mountains, following the discovery of horses shot dead in Kosciuszko National Park.

Irish Mirror

Government officials had raised Dublin Zoo animal welfare concerns months before whistleblower's protected disclosure

Records released under freedom of information laws show that departmental inspectors raised their own concerns about the welfare of certain animals as early as last October.

Irish Mirror

Dublin Zoo whistleblower allegations of animal mistreatment will be subject to 'full investigation'

Senator Annie Hoey told the Seanad that a whisleblower made claims to her of "serious welfare issues, near misses, safety and management concerns at Dublin Zoo"

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Killalea State Park moves to national management, as locals celebrate development protection

For more than three years, locals have fought developers' plans to build a function centre and luxury cabins at the site. Now, they believe they have won.

Dublin Live

Dublin Zoo to be investigated after whistleblower claims of animal mistreatment

Senator Annie Hoey told the Seanad that a whisleblower made claims to her of "serious welfare issues, near misses, safety and management concerns at Dublin Zoo"

ABC News

Sixth leatherback turtle found dead, another entangled in shark net, on NSW Central Coast

The death toll of large endangered leatherback turtles has climbed to six on the NSW Central Coast in about a month, as investigations into the mysterious deaths continue.

ABC News

Why are the dolphins dying?

A mysterious condition is proving fatal to the Port Adelaide pod, renowned for its tricks and aerial flips. Without answers, a passionate community of followers is worried they may be lost altogether.

ABC News

Hill End artist cottages out to tender, prompting panic in art community

For almost 80 years, the cottages of Hill End have played a defining role in the careers of hundreds of Australian artists. Now, for the first time, they could be opened up for other uses like short-term accommodation.

AAP

Flying NPWS choppers to NSW floods 'naive'

The SES has rejected Labor calls for the NSW government to use its fleet of National Parks and Wildlife Services helicopters in the state's flood crisis.

ABC News

The battle over Australia's brumbies intensifies in a clash of culture, colonialism and conservation

People are being subjected to vicious online abuse, vandalism and even death threats as brumby activists resist any moves to remove horses from Australia's high country.

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