2012 -

A New Bird Disease to Watch

27 November, 2012

An often fatal viral disease detected in domestic pigeons in Australia last year is here to stay and no one can tell what its impacts

Crazy decision to walk from crazy ant eradication in Queensland

17 November, 2012

We tend to excuse the long-past decisions that left us with nightmare invaders like rabbits, foxes, lantana and cane toads – people didn’t know any

Dingo: great hunter, great conservation hope?

11 November, 2012

In one of the great ecological ironies, the loss of predators can disadvantage their prey species. Top predators are ecosystem shapers, exerting control over smaller

A verdict on Australia’s new biosecurity laws

30 October, 2012

The Australian Government intends to introduce new biosecurity laws to Parliament next month. Last week, the Invasive Species Council made a submission, endorsed by 18

Weeds for aid: Australian wattles embroiled in dangerous overseas aid

17 October, 2012

Here is a media release from the Invasive Species Council and below is the abstract of the paper it refers to. Aid and development agencies

A foul tale of marine invasions

2 October, 2012

After vociferous community protest, the Federal Government recently banned the 142 metre Abel Tasman ‘supertrawler’ from fishing in Australian waters while it investigates the environmental

When hunting works for feral animal control

24 September, 2012

While the NSW Game Council markets a phony version of feral animal control by claiming that every rabbit, fox or pig killed by a hunter

US songbirds decline as deer populations rise

21 September, 2012

Songbirds in North America need wolves and cougars. In the ecological equivalent of ‘the enemy of my enemy is my friend’, songbirds benefit from large

The cost of saving the Kimberley's wildlife

15 September, 2012

Business 101: the first step to achieving a goal is to assess its feasibility and cost. That this is often neglected for conservation goals is

The cost of saving the Kimberley’s wildlife

15 September, 2012

Business 101: the first step to achieving a goal is to assess its feasibility and cost. That this is often neglected for conservation goals is

Invasive sea urchin endangers giant kelp forests

6 September, 2012

For the first time, a marine ecological community has been listed under federal environment laws – the sinuously beautiful, marvellously diverse Giant Kelp Marine Forests

International trade contributes to “a prosperous, sustainable Australia providing opportunity for all”, says the Australian Government’s trade policy.[1] Undoubtedly so. But international trade also provides

hunting photo by Torrey Wiley (Creative Commons)

Phoney feral control – the danger of recreational hunting in NSW national parks

22 August, 2012

Let there be no doubt. The plan to allow 15,000 amateur hunters into NSW national parks is not motivated by good environmental policy. At a

Invasive Species Council aims for a weedy success in the blogosphere

20 August, 2012

Greetings to all. This is the Invasive Species Council’s first foray into the blogosphere. We hope to make it essential reading for all of you

Environment Health Australia – harnessing the energy and brainpower of community

19 July, 2012

The Australian Government must stem the rising tide of environmental pests by creating a national body tasked with harnessing the energy and brainpower of community

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