Urban beehives are buzzing around the country for good reasons, but the results may not be as sweet as they sound.
A buzz in the backyard
Possums and power tools
Leschenault Men’s Shed and the Leschenault Catchment Council are tackling loneliness and helping possums through community projects.
Swimming in the speakers
Beneath the surface, human noise is rewriting the ocean’s rhythm, putting marine animals at risk.
Locals worried about wind farm views
A proposed offshore wind farm in WA’s southwest has concerned locals, worried about their visual amenities and marine life.
Exmouth plan: sanctuaries + industry
Plans to turn Exmouth Gulf into a marine park have raised questions among local residents and conservationists.
Whale of a time
As humpback whale watching season approaches, an expert calls for more monitoring of boats to protect these mammals.
Shark trade to Sharktrace
Singapore is one of the largest shark traders in the world. Experts hope new technologies will make it a centre for change.
Sterilise to save lives
A WA animal shelter volunteer is calling for better education on pet sterilisation as increasing numbers of dogs are surrendered.
The Gulf left behind
Exmouth Gulf was excluded from World Heritage protection, despite being a whale nursery. Now an industrial port is proposed.
Fight for the flightless
There are moves to further protect penguins on Penguin Island, but Rockingham activists say it’s a drop in the ocean.
Dropping like pies
WA wildlife rescuers say magpies are turning up paralysed in record numbers, and no one knows why.
Who cares for carers?
Wildlife rehabilitators say carers need more mental health support due to the emotional and financial toll it takes.
Fairway to biodiversity
As more bushland is bulldozed for redevelopment, local golf courses are becoming vital refuges for native animals.
Turtles the Main problem
Wildlife advocates and locals are fighting to protect native snake-necked turtles from land clearing by Main Roads WA in Innaloo.
Quollity care
The chuditch, a WA marsupial, is facing extinction but wheatbelt locals and conservationists hope a new plan will help.
Hook, line and stinker
Western Australian Seabird Rescue workers says summer is their most challenging time as birds get tangled in fishing gear.
Owls on deathwatch
Australia’s owl populations are under threat from rodenticides on sale here, but banned in other countries.