
Spot the difference: white spot disease vs the environment
Contrast the government’s response to white spot in Logan River prawns to the indifference from authorities when a new environmental invader arrives.
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Contrast the government’s response to white spot in Logan River prawns to the indifference from authorities when a new environmental invader arrives.
Who will be paying for the enhanced $38 million per year ten-year program needed to eradicate red fire ants from Australia? Learn which states pay what and why it matters.
We’ve just received confirmation that US fire ant expert Dr Robert Puckett will join our Fire Ants Down Under tour next month, visiting five capital Australian cities in just one week.
For 15 years we’ve been battling fire ant infestations in Queensland and we’re losing the fight. Unless federal, state and territory governments back eradication to the hilt all our efforts will have been wasted.
For 15 years we’ve been battling fire ant infestations in Queensland and we’re losing the fight. Unless federal, state and territory governments back eradication to the hilt all our efforts will have been wasted.
Environmental invaders continue to slip into Australia, raising threat levels for our native plants and animals, but are governments finally waking up to the need for tougher environmental biosecurity?
After more than seven years of research, community consultation and biosecurity checks, a micro-wasp from Malaysia has been imported to Christmas Island to control yellow crazy ants in the national park.
Biosecurity Queensland is on the cusp of eradicating electric ants, the only thing holding it back from full eradication is a final push that needs federal and state funding.
They call themselves Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams – SPRATS for short – and since 2007 they’ve been at the cutting-edge of ‘adventure conservation’.
A new resident has taken up residence in Melbourne’s suburbs, one that could bring with it an entirely new amphibian order.
A new resident has taken up residence in Melbourne’s suburbs, one that could bring with it an entirely new amphibian order.
There is a silent invasion taking place in Australia that could fundamentally alter our way of life.
What would it be like living in an Australia overrun by infestations of red fire ants? Find out why these menacing ants represent such a huge threat at one of our upcoming fire ant forums.
What would it be like living in an Australia overrun by infestations of red fire ants? Find out why these menacing ants represent such a huge threat at one of our upcoming fire ant forums.
The creation of a new national body geared towards preparing Australia for future environmental invasions is just one idea thrown up at the first ever environmental biosecurity forum.
Contrast the government’s response to white spot in Logan River prawns to the indifference from authorities when a new environmental invader arrives.
Who will be paying for the enhanced $38 million per year ten-year program needed to eradicate red fire ants from Australia? Learn which states pay what and why it matters.
We’ve just received confirmation that US fire ant expert Dr Robert Puckett will join our Fire Ants Down Under tour next month, visiting five capital Australian cities in just one week.
For 15 years we’ve been battling fire ant infestations in Queensland and we’re losing the fight. Unless federal, state and territory governments back eradication to the hilt all our efforts will have been wasted.
For 15 years we’ve been battling fire ant infestations in Queensland and we’re losing the fight. Unless federal, state and territory governments back eradication to the hilt all our efforts will have been wasted.
Environmental invaders continue to slip into Australia, raising threat levels for our native plants and animals, but are governments finally waking up to the need for tougher environmental biosecurity?
After more than seven years of research, community consultation and biosecurity checks, a micro-wasp from Malaysia has been imported to Christmas Island to control yellow crazy ants in the national park.
Biosecurity Queensland is on the cusp of eradicating electric ants, the only thing holding it back from full eradication is a final push that needs federal and state funding.
They call themselves Sea Spurge Remote Area Teams – SPRATS for short – and since 2007 they’ve been at the cutting-edge of ‘adventure conservation’.
A new resident has taken up residence in Melbourne’s suburbs, one that could bring with it an entirely new amphibian order.
A new resident has taken up residence in Melbourne’s suburbs, one that could bring with it an entirely new amphibian order.
There is a silent invasion taking place in Australia that could fundamentally alter our way of life.
What would it be like living in an Australia overrun by infestations of red fire ants? Find out why these menacing ants represent such a huge threat at one of our upcoming fire ant forums.
What would it be like living in an Australia overrun by infestations of red fire ants? Find out why these menacing ants represent such a huge threat at one of our upcoming fire ant forums.
The creation of a new national body geared towards preparing Australia for future environmental invasions is just one idea thrown up at the first ever environmental biosecurity forum.
If allowed to stand the decision to ‘protect’ feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park will inflict increasing damage on this fragile landscape.
Australia’s system for identifying and then acting on key threats to our natural environment is failing. We assess its performance, propose broad changes and invite your ideas on how to fix it.
We’ve joined Townsville City Council in the battle against yellow crazy ants in Queensland’s far north. Our new community coordinator Yvette Williams talks about what’s at risk.
The NSW Government decision to protect feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park at the expense of some of our most vulnerable native plants and animals flies in the face of science and common sense.
The NSW Government decision to protect feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park at the expense of some of our most vulnerable native plants and animals flies in the face of science and common sense.
A new container levy announced in the federal government could change the face of environmental biosecurity in Australia, writes Carol Booth.
Would a compassionate society let Australia’s feral rabbits roam free rather than trying to control their numbers through killing? Adjunct professor Peter Fleming takes a look at the ethics of killing for conservation.
The most recent state of Australia’s environment report was tabled in Federal Parliament last year to limited fanfare. For invasive species it paints a grim future.
The most recent state of Australia’s environment report was tabled in Federal Parliament last year to limited fanfare. For invasive species it paints a grim future.