This came last week from @wilderness.org.au, and sums up many of my 3 a m. thoughts, and reasons to keep on with #Landcare work. Is it hoping too much that the same thoughts may niggle in the sleepless small hours for those in positions of power?

For wildlife to be resilient to diseases like bird flu, they first need resilient ecosystems—that’s healthy forests, clean rivers and thriving oceans. Please email Minister Watt and your local MP today to take action to protect wildlife from the bird flu outbreak: www.wilderness.org.au/bird-flu

Lisa Cox@lisacox.bsky.social · last wk.

Scientists have expressed their fears for Australia’s endangered sea lions after first detections of H5 bird flu in long-nosed fur seals in South Australia.

Distinguished photographer David Neilson is a longtime friend of Wilderness Society and a champion of our beautiful #wildlife & wild places. With the launch of his new exhibition #Antarctica is Melting, we celebrate David's work in Wilderness Journal: wilderness.org.au/journal/issue-046#antarctica

We’ve just received the Federal Court’s decision on our case against Australia’s oil and gas regulator, NOPSEMA. Watch to find out what happened 👀 #oilandgas #auspol #fossilfuels #australia

As many children spend less time outdoors, books can provide an important doorway into the natural world—helping young readers discover wildlife, landscapes & the connections between people and place. Discover the 2026 Environment and Karajia Awards for Children’s Literature shortlists 👇 #kidsbooks

The best new Australian nature books for children in 2026. • CHILD Magazines

Discover the Australian children’s books shortlisted for the 2026 Wilderness Society awards, celebrating nature, wildlife, Country and culture.

childmags.com.au

This is what mining for bauxite looks like at an Alcoa mine site in WA. This was once precious Northern Jarrah Forest—home to unique native plants & iconic wildlife. This precious forest is being destroyed by an American mining company, and public opposition is growing. #mining #Alcoa #auspol

Ben Carroll is Victoria's new Premier. Victoria's forests, rivers, coasts and wildlife are among its greatest assets—now's the time for bold leadership to protect threatened species, restore ecosystems and value nature in every decision. #vicpol #environment #auspol

Right now, the answer is: probably you. Pilot Energy, the company responsible for cleaning up the Cliff Head oil field off the WA coast, has collapsed into administration. The clean-up is estimated to cost $200 million. Unless the government steps in, that cost could fall on Aussie taxpayers #auspol

$200 million clean-up bill in doubt as Pilot Energy collapses -…

A $200 million offshore oil and gas clean-up cost is in doubt after Pilot Energy called in administrators today, following months of suspended trading on…

wilderness.org.au

Dark, glossy, unhurried. Glossy black cockatoos mate for life, nest in centuries-old hollows, and feast on she-oaks in the eastern coastal range forests of NSW. They rely on ancient forests and centuries-old hollows. Protect one, protect the other. 🖤

We’re excited to share that A Good Kind of Trouble by Brooke Blurton and Melanie Saward has been shortlisted for the Karajia Award for Children’s Literature in the fiction category! 📚👏 Explore the full shortlist at wilderness.org.au/karajia-eacl-b

Communities, scientists, and Traditional Owners have been sounding the alarm on Australia's native forests for years. National environmental challenges need national leadership. It's time to act. #4corners

Ecosystems don't stop at state borders, and neither should protection. Piecemeal, state-by-state regulation has failed Australia's forests for decades. We need national environmental laws and standards with real teeth. #4corners

Over 90% of Australia's timber already comes from plantations. We need to stop destroying the native forests we have left. The transition is possible. The will is what's missing. #4corners wilderness.org.au/protecting-n...

Hey Bunnings: stop selling out Australia’s special forests!

Lowest pricest shouldn't come at the expense of native forests.

wilderness.org.au

Taxpayers have funded the transition away from native forest logging. Yet destruction continues. This contradiction can't stand. A just transition for workers and communities is possible, but it requires political courage. #4corners

Australia's ancient native forests belong to future generations too. Once they're gone, they're gone. It's time for national laws strong enough to actually protect what remains. #4corners

We're excited to share that Dreaming: Welcome to Our Country by Adam Goodes & Ellie Laing, illustrated by David Hardy, has been shortlisted for the 2026 Karajia Award for Children's Literature! 📚👏 @allenandunwin.bsky.social. Explore the full shortlist at wilderness.org.au/karajia-eacl-b

📣 The shortlist for the Wilderness Society's 2026 Karajia and Environment Awards for Children's Literature is here! Congratulations to all of the Environment Award shortlisted authors and illustrators (reel 2 of 2). 📚👏 Explore the shortlist at wilderness.org.au/karajia-eacl-b

The shortlist for the Wilderness Society's 2026 Karajia and Environment Awards for Children's Literature is here! Congratulations to all of the Karajia Award shortlisted authors and illustrators (reel 1 of 2). 📚👏 Visit wilderness.org.au/karajia-eacl-b to explore the shortlist!

Have you heard of the northern bettong? ✨ This small, nocturnal macropod can be found hopping along in Far North QLD's wet tropics, on a very small strip along the Great Dividing Range. With <1,000 individuals left in the wild, it’s critical we protect the bushland & forests it calls home. #wildoz

Australia’s nature laws should protect nature and threatened species’ habitat. It’s as simple as that. It's time to raise the standard on nature protection.

Australia’s old environment laws were a box-ticking exercise. Sadly, the new ones could be too

These long-delayed laws took three years, a new Environment Minister and a slew of compromises to be passed.

theconversation.com

🚨 Tell #Bunnings to stop selling timber products from native forest destruction! 👉 Email Bunnings today: wilderness.org.au/email-bunnings #forests #australia #wildoz #forestry #nativeforestlogging

The night sky is an ancient knowledge system that has guided people, culture and Country for tens of thousands of years. Protecting dark skies from light pollution is critical for First Nations culture, wildlife, the environment and our wellbeing. ✨ #nightsky #FirstNations #nature

Indigenous Australians were the world’s first astronomers. But their knowledge is now at risk

Aboriginal communities have observed the night sky for millennia. But they face a growing threat – light pollution.

theconversation.com

As the federal government encourages gas exploration off Victoria’s coast, seismic testing is harming marine life already under stress from climate change. Read more in @themonthly.com.au: www.themonthly.com.au/may-2026/ess... #oilandgas #fossilfuels #climatechange

The upwelling

As the government encourages gas exploration off Victoria’s coast, seismic testing is harming marine life already under stress from climate change

themonthly.com.au

The draft National Environment Standards are a step backwards and will not protect wildlife from extinction or stop the destruction of forests. Australians expected clear, strong rules, but these standards fall short and must go back to the drawing board. #auspol #naturelaws #wildoz

Lisa Cox@lisacox.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Environment groups have raised concerns about the latest draft of a national environmental standard for threatened species, ecosystems and world heritage areas.

A beautiful brushtail possum (or are there two?) repositions for a proper snooze in a tree hollow in Nipaluna / Hobart. 💤 Hollow-bearing trees provide homes for many threatened Australian birds & animals, but can take 100s of years to form. Thanks @michellebythewild for sharing this photo #wildoz

How is a cucumber-scented fish a warning sign for the health of Victoria’s Moorabool River? Last year, our landmark legal case helped restore legal protections for the threatened Australian grayling & hundreds more species. Protecting this river is critical to this species survival. #wildoz #fish

Threatened fish rescued in Victoria's 'most flow-stressed river'

A small fish that smells like freshly-cut cucumber could be akin to a canary in the coalmine for one of Victoria's most stressed rivers.

abc.net.au

LOOK AT THIS EARTH! 🌏 This #EarthDay, we’re celebrating the Channel Country—where floodwaters from northern Australia are continuing their journey to Kati-Thanda / Lake Eyre, spreading life across a landscape formed to receive them. Thanks to Birdsville Aviation for sharing these videos with us 💚

Australia needs electrification and a rapid transition away from fossil fuels, not more scrambling to prop up a system that is failing people, nature and the climate. #oilandgas #climate #wildoz

Geelong fire: blaze at one of Australia’s two oil refineries extinguished after 13 hours as fuel supply fears remain

Petrol production affected and full extent of damage unknown after ‘unprecedented’ fire at Viva refinery in Corio

theguardian.com

Every summer, we journey into the remote Spero-Wanderer Wilderness Area with volunteer ecologists, photographers & storytellers to conduct ecological surveys. For 40 years we've called for this ecologically significant landscape to be added to the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. #tasmania

“This case is fundamentally about protecting Australia’s unique marine environment from a spiralling inventory of contaminated oil and gas industrial waste," said Fern Cadman, fossil fuel industry campaigner at the @wilderness.org.au. Read more: https://theaus.in/3Q9rUfN