A James Cook University biologist has discovered a new species of lizard on Scawfell Island, a remote island 50 km east of ...

Regulatory changes are on the agenda for the Queensland Government as it looks to reduce the environmental impacts of visitors and their four-wheel-drive vehicles in its national parks.

The state government has made a big call on access to Queensland national parks after fears over plans to ban hikers from Mount Beerwah. Hiking group Save Our Summits spent more than 12 months and ...

Shocked rangers have come to the rescue of a critically endangered turtle after they found it trapped beneath driftwood in ...

A global study finds there is "no environmentally safe level" of four-wheel drive use on beaches, prompting calls to severely ...

One of Australia’s most popular hiking trails has now been “temporarily” off limits to the public for more than five years with the stalemate costing the tourism industry an estimated $75 million.

Justin McManus The Gondwana forests of south-east Queensland are a world heritage-listed treasure, but they were off-limits this week. The region’s national parks were closed after ex-tropical cyclone ...

The Trump administration's steep cuts to staff at national parks, forests and wildlife habitats have triggered a growing backlash, as public access and conservation efforts in these remote wild ...