Venom library to store poison from Australia’s deadliest creatures
Snakes, blue-ringed octopus, spiders, scorpions and platypus among species to be included in Australia’s first dedicated venom storage facility
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Celebrities and their conservation campaigns
The stars have been writing letters, staging evens and filming heartfelt pleas to bring the public on board with saving wildlife
Koalas face extinction without stronger protection, say conservationists
Federal environment department says a recovery plan is in development, but conservationists warn the vulnerable koala needs urgent action
Earth faces sixth ‘great extinction’ with 41% of amphibians set to go the way of the dodo
Analysis for prestigious Nature magazine sounds alarm on the way that human activity, from overfishing to agriculture, is forcing a vast number of species to vanish from the wild
• Northern white rhino’s death leaves just five left in the world
Wildlife crime study finds 33,000 items worth £7m for sale online
Biggest ever survey in 16 countries finds adverts for live tigers, orangutans and chimps – plus a ‘toilet-trained’ gorilla
Habitats of 140 Australian threatened species not protected, WWF study finds
Despite increases in marine parks and nature reserves, many threatened animals, including the northern hairy-nosed wombat, are still without protection