At the moment Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMV) are felling old trees in the Yarra Ranges National Park. Many of these grand old legacy trees have records and recent observations […]...

Our native forests cool our climate, house our native critters, support livelihoods and keep our air and water clean. But across the state, Forest Fire Management Victoria’s ‘salvage...

Big old hollow-bearing trees are the life force of our forests.  They’re home to native animals, like Powerful Owls and Critically Endangered Greater Gliders.  But a bad cocktail of...

Our parks exist to protect the wildlife, landscapes and culture we love. But Forest Fire Management Victoria and VicForests are tearing up and removing parts of the popular Dandenong Ranges […]...

What should be the role of the Australian Government in the management of our national parks and reserves? We know national parks and conservation areas are popular. Statewide polling consistently...

PARK WATCH December 2018 | The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service banned its ecologists from attending a November conference on the impacts of Kosciuszko’s feral horses. That didn’t...

PARK WATCH March 2018 | The tourism industry is assuming control of our national parks. Phil Ingamells looks at two cases where things are going awry. The Mount Buffalo land […]...

PARK WATCH March 2017 | Three current proposals for commercial developments in national parks are seriously worrying, and there  could be more to come, warns Phil Ingamells. Has Parks Victoria’s...