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Perth Zoo conservation program celebrates 30th birthday
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Kids News: Taronga’s breeding boom marks National Bilby Day
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (678+ words) Once pushed to just 10 per cent of their former range, greater bilbies are making a comeback as new figures show the success of Taronga’s breeding program just in time for National Bilby Day The recent survey recorded 109 bilbies, including 45 newly…...
How Perth Zoo is bringing native species back from the brink
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A box turtle in Louisiana lost both back legs, so veterinarians built it a tiny wheelchair from LEGO car wheels, syringe cases and epoxy — within minutes Pedro was reversing, turning and moving around on his own again
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (232+ words) When a beloved box turtle lost his mobility, a veterinary team improvised with spare parts and rapid engineering—proving that sometimes the best solutions come from creative constraint, not cutting-edge technology....
New fossils show Tasmanian devils lived with people in outback Western Australia 45,000 years ago
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New Policies to Fix the Disastrous Murray-Darling Basin Plan - Cover Story
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Hundreds of Endangered Gold-Spotted Pond Frogs Found Dead for Third Consecutive Year... Eco-Corridors Urgently Needed
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (458+ words) Hundreds of endangered gold-spotted pond frogs are dying en masse near Sejong Lake Park. Young frogs moving between their habitats fall onto roads and are unable to cross the roadside curbs, leading them to dry up and die. While this…...
'Rock stars of the mammal world' making SA comeback - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (581+ words) A conservation milestone has been reached in the Gawler Ranges on Eyre Peninsula after endangered red-tailed phascogales were recorded to have been successfully breeding in the wild for the third consecutive year. The success follows the autumn release of 45 red-tailed…...
'Exciting' signs of survival as quolls and bandicoots reintroduced to outback
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