News: Parks

Criminal wildlife poaching driving endangered species to brink of extinction

The head of the international organisation which leads the fight against wildlife trafficking says illegal poaching is driving endangered species to extinction. Speaking at the…

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Nov 19, 2014 Environment / Legal / Parks / Recreation /

 
 

Conservationists call for action in Kakadu

With a just-released assessment revealing a decline in wildlife numbers in Kakadu National Park, Australia Conservation Foundation spokesperson Dave Sweeney believes that the revelation…

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Nov 18, 2014 Environment / Parks / Recreation /

 
 

World Parks Congress learns of decline in Kakadu National Park wildlife numbers

The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has described a decline in wildlife numbers in Kakadu National Park as a "significant concern". Presented at IUCN…

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Nov 15, 2014 Environment / Parks / Recreation /

 
 

Conservation and parks leaders gather for World Parks Congress in Sydney

Over 5,000 delegates from 160 countries have gathered in Sydney to participate in the once-in-a-decade International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Parks Congress. Based at…

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Nov 13, 2014 Environment / Government / Parks / Tourism /

 
 

Parks Forum ceases operations

The Parks Forum, the peak body representing major park management agencies in Australia and New Zealand, has apparently ceased operations. A worsening financial situation and a failure to…

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Nov 13, 2014 Environment / Parks / Recreation /

 
 

Pacific Island leaders sail into Sydney Harbour with call to protect oceans

The leaders of Kiribati, Cook Islands and Palau have called on the world to follow their lead in ocean protection, after sailing into Sydney Harbour aboard traditional voyaging canoes that…

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Nov 13, 2014 Environment / Parks /

 
 

David Attenborough and Jane Goodall back campaign for a new national park in Victoria

International conservationists Sir David Attenborough and Dr Jane Goodall have made an unusual intervention into Victorian politics by calling for a new national park to be created to save…

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Nov 12, 2014 Environment / Government / Parks / Tourism /

 
 

Fitness Australia app to improve issues of permit systems for outdoor training

Having long been involved in the development and implementation of outdoor training policies, Fitness Australia has launched a new web based platform which it hopes will assist both…

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Nov 12, 2014 Fitness / Parks / Technology / Wellness /

 
 

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