As deadly H5 bird flu spreads among wild birds in Australia, the Biodiversity Council is urging dog owners to keep their pets leashed around beaches, lakes and rivers to protect wildlife, their dogs and their families.

The Biodiversity Council is asking Environment Minister Murray Watt to publicly substantiate his claim that Australia's most vulnerable birds and mammals have been strengthened through two to three years of government investment.

Australians love seafood, but the boom in demand is putting pressure on marine populations and the environment. Making sustainable choices is becoming increasingly important.

Peatlands are remarkable ecosystems that accumulate carbon, retain and filter water and support unique biodiversity. But they are under increasing threat of extinction and need protection.

Experts unpack the potential impacts of bird flu on at-risk species and ecosystems, and identify urgent actions needed today to improve Australia's response.

The Biodiversity Council says much more needs to be done now to help protect wildlife, ecosystems, people and the economy from the deadly threat of H5N1 avian flu on the Australian mainland.

Join Project Planet co-founder and CEO Tegan Lerm in making simple, biodiversity-friendly financial choices to shape a better future for nature.

The Biodiversity Council has appointed Jack Rejtman, the co-founder and former Managing Director of The Conversation Media Group, as new CEO.

With better management and planning, new and existing urban areas could play an important role in helping to save threatened species - and would have positive flow on effects for human health and wellbeing, and local economies.

Deep frustration with the budget has led more than 400 scientists, young people, Indigenous leaders, and conservation experts to write collectively to the Prime Minister and Treasurer, pleading for adequate funding to stop rapid nature loss.