Don’t let invasive grasses fuel Australia’s next disaster
Australia’s iconic parks are facing a growing threat. Invasive grasses are making fires burn hotter and faster, harming wildlife and releasing huge amounts of carbon dioxide into the air. With the next federal budget looming, we have a short window to act and secure the support needed to protect these precious places.
Invasive species are driving more than 80 per cent of Australia’s most vulnerable native plants and animals towards extinction.
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Don’t let governments off the hook, help us call for real action that protects our natural environment from invasive species.
Across the heart of our continent, a dull straw-green tide is taking over. Buffel grass, tjanpi kura (bad grass), mamu tjanpi (devil grass) is transforming our deserts into dangerous monocultures that burn hotter, faster, and more often.
Australia’s wildlife is under attack. 365 days a year, 24 hours a day – invasive species are capturing and killing native animals, trashing and trampling protected areas and driving our wildlife closer to extinction.
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The Invasive Species Council and Australian Land Conservation Alliance are warning that a failure to commit to ongoing funding for the Saving Native Species program in today’s Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook has pushed Australia’s flagship environmental recovery efforts into a funding ‘valley of...
The Invasive Species Council has extended its deepest condolences to the families and communities affected by the devastating Bondi attack, acknowledging the profound shock and grief felt across New South Wales.
As summer kicks in and families head outdoors across northern NSW and south-east Queensland, the Invasive Species Council is urging holidaymakers to help protect their favourite places from one of Australia’s most dangerous invasive pests – fire ants.
I’ve kayaked Moonaboola (aka Mary River) with my daughter, paddling through the stunning scenery near Kenilworth. It’s a place of incredible natural beauty, a place you want to protect for future generations. But beneath the surface, this vital Queensland river system is under threat.
The Invasive Species Council and politicians across the political spectrum have hailed a landmark victory for nature, with both houses of NSW Parliament voting to finally repeal the controversial Kosciuszko Wild Horse Heritage Act – ending years of political protection for feral horses in Kosciuszko...
A delegation from Queensland has travelled to Australian Parliament House to meet with the Albanese Government and Coalition Opposition seeking urgent action to fight fire ants.
Your good will for nature.
Invasive species destroy our natural places and transform the landscape, leaving our native animals without shelter or food and natural systems destroyed. You can help create an Australia where our unique wildlife is safe in flourishing protected areas.