Tag: Animals
Aerial culling to be reviewed: RSPCA
The RSPCA says the Department of Agriculture and Food has agreed to review its aerial culling procedures and implement changes.[MORE]
Anglers accused of stealing croc warning signs
The Environmental Protection Agency believes irresponsible anglers have stolen croc warning signs from the boat ramp at Edmonton, south of Cairns.[MORE]
New theory on Phar Lap's Melbourne Cup
A VRC historian believes Phar Lap's 1930 Melbourne Cup may have been rebadged and awarded to subsequent race winners.[MORE]
Goose Ponds croc missing
The Goose Ponds in North Mackay could be crocodile-free, with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) saying the resident 2.5 metre croc has not been spotted in the past month.[MORE]
Poor struggle as rat meat prices soar
The price of rat meat has quadrupled in Cambodia this year as inflation puts other meat beyond the reach of poor people, officials say.[MORE]
Cat survives being walled in under bath for 7 weeks
A four-year-old cat called Bonny has survived after being walled in beneath a bathtub in Germany for seven weeks, its owner said.[MORE]
Children blamed for pelican attacks
There is a claim today that children could be responsible for acts of cruelty against seabirds in parts of the Eurobodalla.[MORE]
Man charged with smuggling live fish
A man has been charged with trying to smuggle live fish into Australia.[MORE]
Barristers consider horse flu case
Top Sydney barristers have been called in to determine if the Hunter's thoroughbred breeders have grounds for legal action over last year's horse flu outbreak.[MORE]
New president sought for horse festival committee
It is hoped a current committee member will take on the role of president at next month's Upper Hunter Horse Festival Committee meeting.[MORE]
Big success for Little Penguin project
A project to protect Little Penguins nesting along the Derwent Estuary is having positive results.[MORE]
Researcher fears for reef sharks' future
A north Queensland marine researcher says sharks are on the verge of being wiped out on the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]
Quarantine lifting looms for Hendra virus property
The Department of Primary Industries could lift a quarantine order by the end of the week on a north Queensland property affect by an outbreak of Hendra virus.[MORE]
Breeders investigate horse flu compo potential
High level legal advice is being sought on whether Hunter thoroughbred breeders have a case for compensation over the horse flu outbreak.[MORE]
Cull cuts Carnarvon Gorge brumby numbers
The State Government says culling programs have reduced the number of brumbies in the Carnarvon Gorge National Park in central Queensland from 12,000 to 6,000 in the past 12 months. [MORE]
Horse owner hit with $1,500 quarantine fee
A Grafton-based racehorse owner with a horse quarantined at Redland Bay in Queensland, the site of a recent Hendra virus outbreak, says he cannot get his horse back until he has paid the clinic almost $1,500 in fees.[MORE]
Aussie explorers trek across Arctic island
Two Australian explorers say they have completed a world-first trek across Victoria Island in the Arctic. [MORE]
Horse cull prompts RPSCA concerns
The RSPCA has renewed calls for a ban on the shooting of feral animals from helicopters as it investigates a horse cull carried out by the Department of Agriculture and Food.[MORE]
Parkes Show reopens after EI disaster
Gates will open at the Parkes Show today for the first time in two years.[MORE]
Ideas sought on dealing with outback ferals
The Arid Lands Natural Resources Management Board hopes the public can give it ideas on how to best manage large feral animals in outback South Australia.[MORE]
Bushwalker reunited with 'life-saving' dog
A man and his dog have been reunited after going missing at Healesville, north-east of Melbourne.[MORE]
Ruby the red dog 'saved bushwalker's life'
Police say a man who got lost in bushland at Healesville north-east of Melbourne overnight owes his life to his kelpie dog.[MORE]
Scotland declares war on urban seagulls
The Scottish Government has declared war on increasingly aggressive urban seagulls.[MORE]
Dead whale could be abandoned calf's mother
Wildlife workers believe they may have found the mother of the baby humpback which was euthanased off Sydney's north this morning.[MORE]
Temporary reprieve for Noosa camel rides
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council has given a Noosa North Shore camel riding company a temporary reprieve to keep operating.[MORE]
