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15 May 2023

Platypus return to Royal National Park for the first time in decades | Media release

Platypus have returned to Royal National Park, after being locally extinct for 50 years.
Dr Phoebe Meagher and Cameron Kerr AO, CEO, Taronga Conservation Society Platypus release
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11 May 2023

Plumwood Mountain added to NSW State Heritage Register | Media release

Plumwood Mountain, the remote 120-hectare bush property where Australia's most prominent environmental philosopher Dr Val Plumwood resided and worked, has been listed on the NSW State Heritage Register.
Plumwood Mountain house interior
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22 Feb 2023

Pub challenge sparks successful search for rare orchid | Media release

Four new populations of a rare orchid have been discovered after a ‘Science in the Pub’ session spurred bushwalkers and nature lovers to look out for the yellow flowers.
Close-up of a buttercup doubletail orchid (Diuris aequalis)
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13 Jun 2023

Rainforests in NSW: precious living ecosystems | News

World Rainforest Day is on 22 June. It recognises the importance of healthy rainforests for our climate, biodiversity, culture and livelihoods, and highlights things we can do to protect and restore them.
Barrington Tops National Park
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13 Jun 2023

Rare bitterns boom in Barmah-Millewa Forest | Media release

The endangered Australasian bittern is being heard in near-record numbers in the Barmah-Millewa Forest, giving hope for the species' long-term survival.
Australasian bittern (Botaurus poiciloptilus), also known as bunyip bird on its nest in Barmah-Millewa Wetlands
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20 Feb 2023

Report card finds NSW 2022 air quality best on record | Media release

NSW residents in metropolitan and regional areas last year enjoyed the best air quality since the monitoring network began nearly 30 years ago, the NSW Annual Air Quality Statement has found.
People wearing sunhats, sun protection, paddling their kayaks off Bradleys Head near the city of Sydney
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27 Jan 2023

Room to move at Bark Hut campground following upgrades | Media release

Bark Hut picnic area and campground in Mount Kaputar National Park has had a facelift, with a $650,000 upgrade recently completed.
Bark Hut campground, Mount Kaputar National Park
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24 Feb 2023

Saving our Species: Partnerships for wildlife conservation | News

For World Wildlife Day 2023 on 3 March, we’re taking on the theme of partnerships for wildlife conservation.
Dave Parker (SoS) and farmer Bert Matthews inspect plains-wanderer (Pedionomus torquatus) habitat
News
09 Jun 2023

Sharing culture to create new homes for the golden-tipped bat | News

Girrimarring wiirrilgal bulany ngayanbading (bat nest-type fur sun-like). Our native animal and plant species hold significant spiritual and cultural values for Indigenous people. Their unique connection to nature and their knowledge of Country are vital to helping save threatened species.
Golden-tipped bat (Kerivoula papuensis)
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28 Apr 2023

Shy Albatross NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee Final Determination | News

Shy Albatross Thalassarche cauta Gould, 1840 has been listed as an Endangered species.
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