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Follow the director of The Nature Conservancy's Australia program as he blogs about key conservation issues.
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A Stunning Accomplishment at Southern Tanami
A huge new Indigenous Protected Area is Australia's largest protected area on land, and the Conservancy is helping to manage it. +more
Exceptional Progress at Fish River Station
Progress with the management of Fish River Station, a remote 180,000-hectare property situated along the Daly River in northern Australia, has been exceptional. +more
Dance Party, Nature Conservancy Style
We’re very serious about protecting land for people and nature, but sometimes even we need to take a step back and have a laugh. With this in mind, we present Animal Dance Party. +more
Indigenous Australians Protect the Past
The Conservancy has teamed up with local Indigenous Landholders and the Australian Government to conserve over 5 million acres of land in Northern Australia. +more
The Future of Conservation is Innovation!
A new publication — Innovation for 21st Century Conservation, produced by the Conservancy in partnership with IUCN and the South Australian Government — illustrates rich examples of innovation to achieve ecosystem and species conservation. +more
New Era in the Kimberley
Four Indigenous Protected Areas have led to the conservation of an area 1.5x bigger than Tasmania. +more
Raising Awareness for Declining Mammals
Many of northern Australia's native mammals are disappearing fast! +more
A Scientist's Australian Nature Reserve
The Nature Conservancy's Dr. James Fitzsimmons is involved in conservation on all fronts — he's a widely published scientist, an adjunct associate professor and even owns his own nature reserve! +more
8 Awesome Avian Photos and Facts
There are more than 700 species of birds found on in Australia, and of these, more than 300 of these are endemic to our country! +more
Nature Writing Prize Winner Announced
The biennial Nature Conservancy Australia Nature Writing Prize has been awarded to Stephen Wright for his essay “Bunyip!" +more
Picnic for the Earth: April 22, 2013
This Earth Day, in cities around the world, people will be participating in Picnic for Earth — a celebration of the planet we live on, the food it provides and the people we share it with. +more
Adopt an Acre Today!
Adopt an Acre and make a huge difference for Australia's irreplaceable woodlands. +more
Tamworth Celebration Helps Protect Nature
You know Music City Roots: Live From Tamworth was announced. But did you know this celebration of Australian country music in Tamworth, New South Wales also celebrates the protection of nature? +more