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Giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera)

Scientists strive to restore world’s embattled kelp forests

Elizabeth Devitt 6 Jul 2022
Thylacines, male and female in the National Zoo Washington D.C.

Study suggests the Tasmanian tiger survived into the 21st century

James Fair 4 Feb 2021

The first modern-day marine fish has officially gone extinct. More may follow

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 Jun 2020

‘New’ footage released of the last Tasmanian tiger

Elizabeth Claire Alberts 26 May 2020

New population of extremely rare ‘red handfish’ discovered off Tasmania

Mongabay.com 14 Feb 2018

Breakthrough boosts hope for treating contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Mar 2017

Tasmanian devils are rapidly evolving resistance to deadly cancer

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Aug 2016

Why is Tasmania burning, and why are scientists worried?

Shreya Dasgupta 10 Feb 2016

Tasmanian Devils hit by a second contagious cancer

Shreya Dasgupta 4 Jan 2016

Giving the handfish a hand

Caleb O'Brien 31 Dec 2015

Tasmanian Devil vaccine trial suffers setback: 4 of 19 vaccinated devils killed on road

Shreya Dasgupta 12 Oct 2015

Invasive predators, deforestation driving Tasmanian parrot over the edge

Apoorva Joshi 29 May 2015

World Heritage Committee takes ten minutes to reject Australia’s bid to strip forests of protection

Jeremy Hance 23 Jun 2014

Plan to shrink World Heritage forest in Tasmania ‘clearly inappropriate,’ says IUCN

Jeremy Hance 27 May 2014

Australians rally to save World Heritage Site from chopping block

Jeremy Hance 28 Apr 2014

Australia proposes banning environmental boycotts

Jeremy Hance 7 Apr 2014

Australia proposes removing old-growth forests from World Heritage Site

Jeremy Hance 3 Feb 2014

Last disease-free Tasmanian devils imperiled by mine

Oliver Milman 7 Aug 2013

Decades-long fight leads to old-growth forest protection in Tasmania

Bridie Jabour 25 Jun 2013

Could the Tasmanian tiger be hiding out in New Guinea?

Jeremy Hance 20 May 2013

Man drove Tasmanian Tiger to extinction in Australia

Mongabay.com 1 Feb 2013

Australia reels from record heatwave, fires

Jeremy Hance 9 Jan 2013

Forgotten species: the rebellious spotted handfish

Jeremy Hance 12 Jul 2011

Australia forest destruction connected to local products

Jeremy Hance 15 May 2011

Back from extinction: Tasmanian tiger caught on video?

Jeremy Hance 16 Nov 2010

Environmentalists win decades-long war with logger in Tasmania

Mongabay.com 10 Sep 2010

Tasmania gets Australia’s first CCB-certified REDD deal

Rhett A. Butler 27 Jul 2009

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