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Sally Wayte, a Bushcare volunteer with the Friends of Knocklofty in Hobart, helps clear out gorse from bushland in Knocklofty Reserve. Photo: John Sampson Sally Wayte

More than just pulling weeds: the essential role we all play in biosecurity

8 July, 2019

Protecting Australia from invasive species is not just for the ‘professionals’; the community could play a much larger role.

Yellow crazy ants – Queensland comes to the party

8 July, 2019

The future of the Wet Tropics Management Authority’s Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Program has been locked in with the Queensland Government locking in $9 million in funding to the project.

Kirsha Kaechele has created an intriguing, challening and thought-provoking book about how we deal with invasive species. Photo: Mona Rémi Chauvin, Courtesy Mona Museum of Old and New Art

Eat the problem

8 July, 2019

A stunning new book by Kirsha Kaechele begs the question, can we see invasive species as not just a problem to be exterminated, but also as a potential asset?

Feral pigs caught in a trap in Victoria's far northwest.

Closing the gate on feral pigs in Victoria’s remote northwest

5 July, 2019

Remotely controlled gates are being used to trap feral pigs in far northwest Victoria.

Red-whiskered bulbuls are a serious pest bird that damage fruit crops, spread weeds and compete with native bird species. Photo: Creepanta | CC BY-SA 4.0

Managing new pests in South Australia – what’s new?

1 July, 2019

Ecologist Nicki de Preu takes a look at changes to South Australia’s declared pests list and a new policy on new and emerging pests.

NSW audit calls for improved biosecurity responses

20 June, 2019

An audit report looking at NSW biosecurity responses and compliance released this week reveals that NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) has been found wanting.

Extinction, it's worse than you think

14 June, 2019

1257 of Australia’s listed threatened species are on death row because of environmental invaders like feral cats, rabbits, weeds and the killer plant disease Phytophthora.

Extinction, it’s worse than you think

14 June, 2019

1257 of Australia’s listed threatened species are on death row because of environmental invaders like feral cats, rabbits, weeds and the killer plant disease Phytophthora.

Invasive species: Where the parties stand at the 2019 Australian election

13 May, 2019

Invasive species are one of the biggest drivers of environmental loss in Australia, and threaten our native animals and plants more than any other single factor.

Wetlands and bogs in Kosciuszko National Park are a sanctuary for migratory birds such as Latham’s snipe, but feral horses moving into their remaining space are trampling and grazing their food sources and habitat.

Animal justice or extinction?

24 April, 2019

Is the Animal Justice Party condemning Australia’s threatened species to extinction by refusing to create policies based on science?

The harlequin ladybird is widely considered to be one of the world’s most invasive insects. Photo: Charles J Sharp - Sharp Photography | CC BY-SA 4.0

England’s killer ladybird a warning for Australia

24 April, 2019

Is Australia ready to fend off insect armageddon?

Have your say: Victoria acts on destructive feral horses in Barmah National Park

8 April, 2019

Victoria has released a park plan to protect its fragile river red gum forests and wetlands from feral horses. Have your say by supporting the plan.

Weeds and ferals, where do NSW parties stand?

20 March, 2019

NSW goes to the polls on Saturday 23 March. Do you know where the major parties stand on environmental weeds, pests and feral animals?

Feral horses and pigs, introduced diseases and fire all threaten the nationally endangered Gouldian finch.

Have we turned the corner?

28 January, 2019

Australia is made great strides in environmental biosecurity over the past year, but have we turned the corner yet?

Push to protect Australia from dangerous invasive species

23 January, 2019

It’s official. Invasive species imperil more of Australia’s threatened native species than any other threat.

More than just pulling weeds: the essential role we all play in biosecurity

8 July, 2019

Protecting Australia from invasive species is not just for the ‘professionals’; the community could play a much larger role.

Yellow crazy ants – Queensland comes to the party

8 July, 2019

The future of the Wet Tropics Management Authority’s Yellow Crazy Ant Eradication Program has been locked in with the Queensland Government locking in $9 million in funding to the project.