At least 150 endangered ducks, plus other birds including whistling kites and black swans, killed.
Hunter warned of bird massacre
In a flap over macaw's great escape
He's a former debt collector and bikie associate. But now Mark Judge is in a flap after losing his much loved pet parrot ''Paris''. Mr Judge, who is now running a jewellery store in Bondi Junction Westfield, said the macaw, reportedly worth $10,000, flew the coop from his Bellevue Hill home at lunchtime on Thursday.
Sea Shepherd protest on for 2014 despite chance of whaling ban
Conservationist group Sea Shepherd is launching its 10th Antarctic anti-whaling campaign despite hopes that by next summer the International Court of Justice may have ruled against Japan's whalers.
Pollution battle to save the rare pink dolphins from extinction
Conservationists warned the rare Chinese white dolphins, also known as pink dolphins for their unique colour, face extinction unless urgent action against pollution and other threats is taken.
Live export row dogs Gillard
The latest live export scandal, and a resulting ban on cattle exports to Egpyt, has embarrassed the Gillard government and fuelled claims it has failed to prevent animal cruelty.
Ocean pursuit leaves toothfish pirates with nowhere to run
The battle to make fishing for ''white gold'' sustainable is being won, writes Andrew Darby.
Sex and the city: numbers rise as rabbits hop to it
Rabbits, increasingly inured to human poison, are on the run across Sydney.
Survival in the city
Nicky Phillips reports on the plants and animals that have flourished in Sydney's concrete jungle since European settlement.
Anchors aweigh for team studying microscopic creatures
They are the tiniest of creatures but a team of international scientists plan to cross an ocean to study them.
Spotlight on cockatoo, winged wanderer who loves city life
Columbus (01) prefers Mosman, while Pina Colada (05) is a regular on the balconies of Potts Point. A true north shore type, Burt (09), has never been spotted south of the bridge.