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19 Jul 2022
Poonyea recognised as a cultural significant place for Aboriginal people | Media release
A 57-hectare parcel of land between the Murrumbidgee River and Yanga Creek known as Poonyea has been recognised as an Aboriginal Place.

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26 Aug 2022
Promethis sterrha Olliff NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee Final Determination | News
Promethis sterrha Olliff, 1889, a beetle has been listed as a critically endangered species.

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21 Jul 2022
Rare mother and calf captured on camera for conservation | Media release
The first southern right whale and calf captured on camera this season in New South Wales is adding to the conservation of their species as part of a project helping marine mammal experts identify individual whales.

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01 Nov 2022
Rediscovering the Lord Howe Island stick insect | News
On World Stick Insect Day we celebrate the rediscovery of the world's most endangered insect, the Lord Howe Island phasmid Dryococelus australis.

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05 Jul 2022
Rocky Knob, near Newcastle, recognised for its cultural and spiritual significance to Aboriginal people by NSW Government | Media release
Part of Hexham Swamp near Fletcher, Rocky Knob has been declared as an Aboriginal Place in recognition of its importance to the Pambalong Clan of the Awabakal nation.

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29 Jul 2022
Saving our Species 2022 - Science and Research Projects | News
National Science Week is Australia’s annual celebration of science and technology. To mark the occasion, let’s take a look at some of the scientific research being funded by Saving our Species (SoS). These projects are helping to answer key questions about threatened species conservation.

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16 Aug 2022
Saving our Species partnership shines a light on arid New South Wales | News
A whopping 70% of mainland Australia is classified as arid or semi-arid.

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10 Aug 2022
Saving the regent honeyeater | News
It's estimated that there are only between 250 and 350 critically endangered regent honeyeaters left in the wild. To help save this species, the NSW Government and partners are working to maintain a viable population and enhance the habitat for this iconic bird.

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30 Sep 2022
Scientists rediscover endangered cockroach on Lord Howe Island after 80 years | Media release
In a remarkable tale of persistence and scientific surprise a Lord Howe Island native has survived the 100-year rodent invasion by literally living under a rock.
