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Image shows multiple gentoo penguins on Macquarie Island against a dark green mountain background with blue sky and thin white clouds. One penguin is close up to the camera taking up most of the left side of the image with its white torso to camera.

Global wildlife populations drop by 73%

Monitored wildlife populations have declined by 73%, according to WWF’s Living Planet Report 2026, while conservation successes offer grounds for hope.

7 October 2026

A composite photo of trail camera images of the same bilby burrow. Left image shows a close up of a bilby, the centre and right images feature a striped feral cat that appears to be stalking the native bilbies.

Rangers find bilbies at desert oasis but cats and foxes are a threat

Karajarri Rangers find bilbies at Malupirti in the Great Sandy Desert, but cameras reveal cats and foxes threatening wildlife at this important freshwater...

7 October 2026

A close up image of subadult humpback whale with propeller strike scars on its right side. The top of the whale appears above the surface of the ocean with large scars across the flesh.

Horrific injuries in Australia show the danger of vessel strikes on whales

Citizen scientists have shared shocking images with the World Wide Fund for Nature to raise awareness that whales can suffer horrific injuries or death from...

3 October 2026

A koala sitting on rocks looking out at the ocean. The koala Little Watego was found on 15 August 2025 at the bottom of a cliff near Byron Bay’s Little Wategos Beach.

The incredible adventures of a young koala who did his species a favour

Discover the inspiring journey of Little Watego, a rescued koala, and the efforts to create wildlife corridors for koalas in Byron Bay. Join the conservation...

21 September 2026

An aerial view of a forest scene in eastern Australia. A long distance landscape image of a green native forest scene towards the horizon with the sun in the top left hand corner

WWF welcomes Greens support for pathway to end native forest logging

WWF-Australia has welcomed the announcement that Australian Greens Senators will allow the Improved Native Forest Management Method (INFM) to proceed,...

9 September 2026

Photography competition calls on Aussies to celebrate and protect nature

WWF-Australia launches a new photography competition for National Threatened Species Day, inviting Aussies to celebrate and protect nature.

6 September 2026

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) male calf with his resting mother in Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga, Pacific Ocean.

New report calls for Pacific-wide action to protect whale corridors

A new report launched today ahead of the Pacific Islands Forum is calling for coordinated action to protect the ocean migration routes that connect whales,...

28 August 2026

Rare chance to have your say on Australia’s marine parks

The federal government today opened consultation on the review of management plans for most of the nation’s commonwealth marine parks.

31 July 2026

The unique native Australian koala, hugging a gum tree

WWF welcomes ban on coal and gas using koala park carbon credits

WWF-Australia has welcomed the NSW Government's commitment to prevent carbon credits generated through the Great Koala National Park from being sold to coal...

29 July 2026

Time to farewell beer snakes – 12 million plastic cups wasted at Aussie stadiums each year

They’re a symbol of Aussie larrikinism – the stadium beer snake made from plastic cups. But they’re also one of the most conspicuous examples of the single use...

28 July 2026

A solar panel field in Western Australia

Fossil fuels receive four times more government support than renewables: new report

Australia’s bid to be both a renewable energy superpower and a major fossil fuel exporter is putting its economic future at risk, according to a new...

24 July 2026

Aerial image of a bulldozer clearing trees for an urban expansion near Ipswich, southeast Queensland

New figures expose NSW Government’s failure to rein in land clearing

New figures reveal the NSW Government has failed to deliver on its promise to stop runaway land clearing, says WWF-Australia.

21 July 2026