2019 -

Snap a bee, ant or wasp

We’re looking for people to seek out and snap ants, bees and wasps in their neighbourhood. For every QuestaGame find, $1 is donated to the Invasive Species Council.

Andrew Cox 28 November, 2019

Ian Thompson Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer

Environmental biosecurity chief delivers

Australia’s first Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer has been in place for a year, so now is a good time to review the success of the position.

Andrew Cox 27 November, 2019

Missing in action: our new biodiversity strategy

Australia’s new ten-year biodiversity strategy is a huge disappointment for invasive species and for biodiversity in general.

Alison Chan 26 November, 2019

Feral futures theme for Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference

Feral futures 2051 is the theme of the next Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference, which is being held in Melbourne 4-7 May 2020.

John Sampson 25 October, 2019

Protecting Nature: A night with Australia’s environmental biosecurity chief

Don’t miss this chance to meet Australia’s first ever Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer, Ian Thompson, at this special event in Melbourne.

John Sampson 21 October, 2019

Cairns Bonantza eco-hunt is on

We’ve teamed up with QuestaGame to launch a month-long ‘BonANTza’ eco-hunt in the Cairns region with great prizes to be won.

John Sampson 11 October, 2019

Australia draws up hit list of overseas environmental pests and diseases

The Australian government has drawn up a hit list of overseas environmental invaders we need to keep out of the country.

John Sampson 2 October, 2019

Fairy tern. Photo: JJ Harrison | www.jjharrison.com.au | CC BY-SA 3.0

Sometimes, even just one cat is one too many

Could a single, desexed cat wipe out an entire colony of breeding fairy terns?

Ray Nias 2 October, 2019

Our first biosecurity symposium a smashing success

Delegates from Australia, New Zealand, the US, Canada and Mexico made first ever biosecurity symposium a smashing success.

John Sampson 1 October, 2019

Feral cat control in Victoria hamstrung by poor regulations

The Victorian government has an opportunity to make huge inroads into the impacts of feral cats, but it can only do so if changes are made to the regulations governing the use of traps in that state.

John Sampson 23 September, 2019

Opportunity of a lifetime on Lord Howe Island

Are you up for a challenging but rewarding volunteer position on Australia’s incredible Lord Howe Island?

John Sampson 28 August, 2019

Can we turn the global plastics catastrophe into an environmental win?

Could Australia’s recycling crisis be solved by replacing wooden pallets with plastic pallets? At the same time reducing the risk of dangerous new insects sneaking past biosecurity borders hidden in wooden pallets?

Christine Milne 26 August, 2019

Rally for Kosci

Join us on Thursday, August 22 when the NSW Parliament debates the impacts of feral horses on Kosciuszko National Park.

John Sampson 9 August, 2019

The view out over Stanwell Park in NSW. Feral deer have been destroying local bushland. Photo: David McKelvey | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Feral deer destroying a lifetime of bushcare conservation

Feral deer are destroying years of conservation work restoring local bushland.

John Sampson 9 July, 2019

Imported roses and their many petals provide great hiding spots for invasive pests.

The ugly side of flowers

Just before Mother’s Day every year millions of flowers from across the world flood in to Australia. It is one of the most dangerous days on our calendar.

John Sampson 8 July, 2019

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Year: 2019

Snap a bee, ant or wasp

Environmental biosecurity chief delivers

Missing in action: our new biodiversity strategy

Feral futures theme for Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference

Protecting Nature: A night with Australia’s environmental biosecurity chief

Cairns Bonantza eco-hunt is on

Australia draws up hit list of overseas environmental pests and diseases

Sometimes, even just one cat is one too many

Our first biosecurity symposium a smashing success

Feral cat control in Victoria hamstrung by poor regulations

Opportunity of a lifetime on Lord Howe Island

Can we turn the global plastics catastrophe into an environmental win?

Rally for Kosci

Feral deer destroying a lifetime of bushcare conservation

The ugly side of flowers

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