New or updated projects
Conserving Western Australia’s wetlands
The majority of the wetlands in Western Australia’s Swan Coastal Plain have been destroyed by decades of urban and rural development. It has been esti...
Protecting Antarctica and the Southern Oceans
The Antarctic region is one of the most pristine wildernesses left on the planet. However, it is facing a number of threats, such as overfishing, poll...
Last stand for temperate woodlands in Western Australia
Protecting temperate woodlands in Australia is a national priority. In the wheat belt of Western Australia temperate woodlands have been massively cle...
Discovering Australia’s snubfin dolphin
A new species of dolphin was found in Australia’s northern waters in 2005. The discovery of the Australian snubfin – previously thought to be an Irraw...
Biodiversity conservation in the Avon River Basin, Western Australia
The Avon River Basin covers 12 million hectares across much of Western Australia’s central wheat belt. Decades of intensive agriculture and developmen...
Gouldian Finch Project
The project aims to improve the conservation status of the Gouldian finch Erythrura gouldiae, with a particular focus on introducing more appro...
Southwest Australia, a biodiversity hotspot
The Southwest Australia Ecoregion, located in the southwest corner of the country, is characterized by an exceptional concentration of biodiversity. M...
Protecting threatened malleefowl in Western Australia
The ground-dwelling malleefowl is a threatened species in Australia. Once common, their numbers have seriously declined over the last 100 years due to...
Threatened Species Programme
The Threatened Species Network (TSN) is a community-based programme of the Australian government and WWF Australia which focuses on the conservation o...