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05 Aug 2022

Improvement works to begin at iconic Govetts Leap Lookout | Media release

The 250,000 visitors who flock to view the stunning Grose Valley cliff lines and waterfalls from Govetts Leap each year will soon enjoy an improved experience thanks to a $3.4 million upgrade of the popular Blue Mountains destination.
Govetts Leap lookout, Blue Mountains National Park
News
16 Nov 2022

Keeping up with the Bellinger River snapping turtle | News

We caught up with some of the people working to conserve the critically endangered Bellinger River snapping turtle to learn more about the species and what’s being done to try to protect it.
Underwater shot of the Bellinger River snapping turtle (Myuchelys georgesi)
News
14 Sep 2022

Kosciuszko wild horse management update | Media release

National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is delivering the biggest feral animal and weed control program in the history of NPWS to reduce the number of feral animals such as goats, pigs, deer, foxes, rabbits, wild dogs and feral cats.
Alpine vegetation, Kosciuszko Summit, Kosciuszko National Park
News
12 Aug 2022

Leave the little 'white' whale alone | Media release

Four pairs of mother-and-calf southern right whales have been seen in NSW waters so far this winter - but one pair is slapping up a frenzy on social media.
Mother-and-calf southern right whales (Eubalaena australis). Image taken from 100 metres with 7x optical zoom
News
21 Dec 2022

Little chicks hope for a safe summer | Media release

Gorgeous little sand-coloured chicks can be seen along south coast beaches this summer, as breeding season is in full swing for endangered little terns, pied oystercatchers and critically endangered hooded plovers.
Little tern chicks (Sternula albifrons)
News
25 Nov 2022

Littlejohn’s Tree Frog NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee Final Determination | News

Littlejohn’s Tree Frog Litoria littlejohni White, Whitford & Mahony 1994 has been listed as an Endangered species.
Littlejohns Tree Frog
News
08 Dec 2022

Looking after box-gum woodland | News

Box-gum woodland is a critically endangered ecological community that supports a significant diversity of plant and animal species, including many threatened species.
Remnant box-gum woodland provides important habitat and foraging for fauna.
News
28 Oct 2022

Lord Howe earthworm NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee | News

Lord Howe earthworm Pericryptodrilus nanus Jamieson, 1977 has been listed as a Critically Endangered species.
Lord How Island Earth Worm habitat
News
23 Dec 2022

Mount Canobolas summit upgrade now open | Media release

The $2.94 million redevelopment of Mount Canobolas visitor facilities has reached a high point with the summit now open.
The upgraded summit, Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area
News
02 Dec 2022

Mountain bike enthusiasts gear up for Thredbo Valley Track | Media release

The spectacular Thredbo Valley Track extension is now complete, with the final 1.5 kilometres of new mountain bike track open in Kosciuszko National Park, providing almost 40 kilometres of world-class mountain bike track from Thredbo village to the Thredbo River picnic area.
Two cyclists completing a bridge crossing