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Wilderness Society
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Since 1976, the Wilderness Society has been powered by tens of thousands of Australians. Together we protect, sustain and restore nature.
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#BREAKING: We are going to court over plans to log native forest in the Huon Valley in Lutruwita / #Tasmania, one of the last remaining breeding strongholds for critically endangered swift parrots.

👉 Learn more: www.wilderness.org.au/swift-parrot-legal-case

#swiftparrot #wildoz #forests
November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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Long-awaited changes to Australia’s nature laws have been introduced to Parliament today—instead of strengthening protections, they would weaken them.

👉 Read the Wilderness Society’s response here: wilderness.org.au/news-events/...

#auspol #naturelaws #environment #wildoz
October 30, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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It’s #InternationalSawfishDay. Celebrate this remarkable species!

The Martuwarra / Fitzroy River is recognised as the world's last stronghold for the freshwater sawfish. It’s also a very important nursery, serving as a sanctuary for juveniles.

👉 Discover more wilderness.org.au/sawfishday
October 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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We have successfully settled our court case with the Environment Minister—and he has admitted he failed to do his job to protect threatened species! 🙌

This is an incredible win for threatened species. Hear our campaigner Sam Szoke-Burke give an update on what this means for wildlife. #wildoz
September 24, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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The Minister conceded he was in breach of his duties. Now he’s legally required to make recovery plans for the greater glider, ghost bat, sandhill dunnart, and Australian lungfish.

Even more: recovery plans can no longer just “expire”, giving hundreds of species clearer protection.
#auspol #wildoz
Collage of wildlife images by Wilderness Society featuring 11 species including a ghost bat, red goshawk, Australian lungfish greater glider, and others, with a white text headline that reads: "These 11 species, and hundreds of others, now have more certain protection because of this case." The background is bright Wilderness Society green, and the organisations logo is in white in the bottom right hand corner.
September 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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📣 #BREAKING: We’ve settled our case against Australia’s Environment Minister!

Backed by our supporters & represented by Environmental Justice Australia, we took bold legal action to fight for threatened species, and won! #auspol #wildoz
Two people standing outdoors, with expressions of determination, one holding a red and black feather, next to a caption that reads 'BREAKING: We took bold legal action for threatened species. And we won.' Photo credit: James Thomas Photography.
September 23, 2025 at 3:09 AM
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Queensland’s plants and animals are in crisis. 🚨

The new State of Environment Report reveals 114 more threatened species were added in the last 4 years.

Both the #Queensland government and the Wilderness Society confirm the biggest threat: deforestation for pasture. #wildoz
Image by Wilderness Society with text: "Beef-driven deforestation is pushing Queensland species to the brink", featuring images of a koala, a crayfish, a turtle and a fish, with an image of a deforested area in the background. Wilderness Society logo sits in the bottom left hand corner, and deforestation text stands out in red, with red underline.
September 18, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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#Lutruwita / #Tasmania is home to true forest giants, Eucalyptus regnans that tower up to 100m tall & huon pines that have lived for thousands of years. 🌳

These are some of the most carbon-dense #forests on Earth, quietly storing vast amounts of carbon & helping stabilise the climate. #botany
September 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Exciting news: the Great Koala National Park is finally happening! This means 176,000ha of critical koala habitat in #NSW will now be a national park & protected from logging. 🎉Thanks to all our supporters for your tireless work to make this park a reality. 💚

🔁 Help us spread the good news! #wildoz
September 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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BREAKING: The NSW government announced it will permanently protect the full 176,000 hectares of state forests proposed for inclusion in the Great Koala National Park.

This historic announcement will give koalas a fighting chance for a future. #GKNP
Image of a koala sleeping against a tree. Text over the image says "BREAKING: NSW Premier Minns Delivers Great Koala National Park. Protecting critical koala habitat.
September 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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This isn’t just a sticker. It’s a love letter to Australia’s wild places and the #wildlife that call them home. 💚

If you see a sticker in the wild know it proves that together, there are more people who care about #nature than the corporate and political interests willing to exploit it. #wildoz
Hand holds up a circular sticker featuring a cartoon ghost bat, with the words 'protect my habitat' and 'the wilderness society' featured around the borders. The background is blurred nature outlook with trees and blue sky. Hand holds up a circular sticker featuring a cartoon orange Australian lungfish, with the words 'protect my habitat' and 'the wilderness society' featured around the borders. The background is blurred nature outlook with trees and blue sky. Hand holds up a circular sticker featuring a cartoon yellow sandhill dunnart, with the words 'protect my habitat' and 'the wilderness society' featured around the borders. The background is blurred nature outlook with trees and blue sky. Hand holds up a circular sticker featuring a cartoon Tasmanian wedge-tailed eagle, with the words 'protect my habitat' and 'the wilderness society' featured around the borders. The background is blurred nature outlook with trees and blue sky.
September 5, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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Not just a cute face, the sandhill dunnart is a tiny desert predator with a big role to play! 🐭✨

By day it curls up in sandy burrows, and by night it hunts insects and reptiles among the spinifex sandplains of South & Western Australia, helping keep ecosystems in balance.
#wildoz #dunnart #wildlife
Image shows a photo of a tiny sandhill dunnart, with its cute mouse like face, black eyes, large ears, small paws and long tail. It is sitting on a sandy ground with some trees in the background.
September 4, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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What is older than the dinosaurs and is humanity's ancient cousin? The Australian lungfish! 🐟✨

This species is a true living fossil. Its ancestors date back 380 million years, and it’s barely changed in over 100 million. It can even breathe air when water runs out!
#wildoz #threatenedspecies
Image shows the head of an Australian lungfish seen in profile, it's grey eye staring at the camera. There is a green speech bubble coming out of its mouth with the words 'Donate for a free sticker' and a sticker graphic in the corner which has a cartoon orange lungfish with the words 'Protect my habitat' and 'The Wilderness Society' around the edges.
September 3, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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📢 #BREAKING: US mining giant #Alcoa misled the public.

Australia's advertising watchdog has ruled Alcoa’s newspaper ad, claiming it had rehabilitated 75% of the Jarrah Forest it had mined, was inaccurate or misleading.

#westernaustralia #mining #jarrahforests
September 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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This September, we’re bringing people together online and in-person to learn, share & take meaningful action for #nature. 🗓️

From taking action on #deforestation to learning how to engage with MPs, there's something for everyone.

🍃 Find all events and RSVP: wilderness.org.au/community-events
September 1, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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Ghosts are real…and they have wings! 👻🦇

Australia’s ghost bat is our only carnivorous bat—swooping on prey and devouring it whole: feathers, bones, teeth and all.

#GhostBat #ThreatenedSpecies #wildoz #australianwildlife
Image shows ghost bat hanging upside down in a cave, with large ears. There is a sticker graphic in the top left hand corner featuring a cartoon ghost bat, with the words 'protect my habitat' and 'The Wilderness Society', as well as Donate for a free sticker below. The Wilderness Society logo is in the bottom right hand corner.
September 1, 2025 at 6:09 AM
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This was once a jarrah forest. 🌳 Now, it’s a bauxite mine. ⛏️

US mining giant #Alcoa wants to destroy 11,500 hectares of irreplaceable #jarrah forest in #WesternAustralia. These forests have already been mined for 60 years, further expansion will threaten the survival of these incredible ecosystems.
August 14, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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For #ScienceWeek, ABC is celebrating some of our most underrated animals & asking you to vote for your favourite.

The line-up is fierce, but we can't help but back the ghost bat, which is at the centre of our court case against the Federal Environment Minister. Vote: www.abc.net.au/news/science...
August 13, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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Over the weekend, the Tasmanian Liberals announced their decision to “not proceed” on plans to release forest reserves in Lutruwita/#Tasmania for logging.

This is a huge win for local communities who have been working tirelessly to have these areas protected, as was promised over a decade ago.
August 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
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The #QLD government quietly dropped its latest #deforestation data this week, and it’s grim.

332,015 hectares were bulldozed in just one year. That’s 10x more forest bulldozed than what palm oil companies destroyed in Indonesia.

Most of it? For pasture. #auspol

👉 wilderness.org.au/qld-slats-2025
Image shows a deforested area, dead trees on the ground. Headline reads Breaking: New Queensland data reveals deforestation continues to soar. Wilderness Society logo is at the bottom.
August 7, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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#BREAKING: The Wilderness Society is taking Australia’s oil and gas regulator, NOPSEMA, to court for failing to ensure Santos has set aside money to pay for the clean up of its Reindeer operations in Western Australia.

👉 Read more: www.wilderness.org.au/court-case-nopsema
#oilandgas #fossilfuels
Three people stand in an office setting, looking seriously at the camera. Text reads "Breaking: Wilderness Society takes oil and gas regulator to court' and features a Wilderness Society logo at the bottom.
August 5, 2025 at 5:31 AM
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Meet the monjon—the smallest of all rock wallaby species, with a head and body length of only 30–35cm, and weighing under 1.5kg! #wildoz #wildlife

You'll only find it in the #Kimberley, in northwest Australia.

👉 Discover 5 species endemic to the Kimberley: wilderness.org.au/species-kimberley
July 31, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Santos has confirmed 13 gas leaks at its Varanus Island operations off Western Australia's coast. The leaks are near some of WA’s most ecologically important marine areas, prompting calls for urgent government intervention. #oilandgas

👉 Read more: www.wilderness.org.au/gas-leaks-WA
Image displays headline "Gas leaks off WA raise fresh questions over offshore oil and gas oversight". Image in the background is an aerial satellite image of Varanus island, showing infrastructure on the island, and blue ocean surrounding. There is a newspaper clipping image with text from Wilderness Society campaigner Fern Cadman, saying that the instances point to systemic regulatory failure, and called for a widespread investigation. The Wilderness Society logo sits in the upper right hand corner.
July 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
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The ngolak / Baudin's black cockatoo is a striking icon of WA's jarrah forests and the south-west.

When they fly overhead, they'll often be observed in flocks. But the population of these stunning birds is in a critical decline, and they are now listed as endangered.

#australianbirds #WildOz
A photographic portrait of a Baudin's black cockatoo, with black feathers and open beak, yellow pollen visible on the edges of the beak. The bid has a startling black eye with red rimmed around, a cheerful expression and a blurred background.
July 23, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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After 16 years of delay, draft Recovery Plans have finally dropped for the lungfish + sandhill dunnart.

They’re the species at the heart of our court case against the federal Environment Minister.

🔗 ws.org.au/4cHeIO
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July 16, 2025 at 6:12 AM