Michael Dahlstrom

17 hours ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

Australia’s controversial program of euthanising injured and starving koalas from helicopters will continue in the short-term and then be scaled back following a fresh assessment of the program by a vet. Last week, Yahoo News revealed the existence of the plan that was hatched in response to a devastating bushfire that scorched important habitat in Budj Bim National Park.

1 day ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

A giant kangaroo that once thrived on the Australia continent became extinct due to an unfortunate, and rather stubborn, behaviour. It simply didn’t like to travel. Scientists made the discovery at an outback research site in Central Queensland’s Mt Etna Caves region. For thousands of years, a towering rainforest flourished there, but after a major climatic change occurred the area became arid and inhospitable.

2 days ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

A bushwalker has made a grisly discovery at the bottom of an ancient well in a tiny Australian gold mining town. Among the broken bricks and twisted metal were dozens of bones believed to have come from the bodies of kangaroos that had fallen into the uncovered "deathtrap". Like a scene from the Indiana Jones movies, what's believed to be a deep, abandoned well was also teeming with live reptiles, including venomous snakes.

2 days ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

An Australian city council has backflipped on a ‘blunderous’ plan that resulted in hundreds of birds crashing into windows along its most popular shopping strip, leaving shoppers shocked. Stores operated by Optus and Apple became inundated with tiny migratory tree martins after the City of Adelaide netted nearby trees to stop them roosting above cafes and restaurants, forcing the birds to relocate.

3 days ago | nz.news.yahoo.com | Michael Dahlstrom

An Australian state’s shooting of hundreds of koalas from helicopters has been labelled an “embarrassment” and sparked a call for more transparency from government. With international media now focusing on the Victorian government program, opposition environment spokesperson Brad Rowswell has called for the release of all documents that led to what he believes was a “dumb decision” to kill so many animals.