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Yellow crazy ant action in Lismore earns 2020 biosecurity gong

15 April, 2020

Fast action to eradicate yellow crazy ants from Lismore has been recognised at this year’s Australian Biosecurity Awards.

The rise and rise of feral deer in Australia

15 April, 2020

Australian Senate inquiry told feral deer are a destructive, invasive feral pest species that are multiplying out of control.

Environmental bridge to recovery jobs package

6 April, 2020

Australia has to be ready to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic and a jobs-rich conservation and land management program could be just the ticket.

Coronavirus: Our work is more important than ever

26 March, 2020

Global efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus are disrupting everybody’s lives but, despite the challenges, we are determined to continue with our important work.

After the fires: Ferals and weeds among nature’s biggest threats

26 February, 2020

After the bushfires predation and competition from feral pests and invasion by weeds now pose some of the biggest threats to our struggling wildlife.

Bushfire recovery must tackle feral animals and weeds

13 January, 2020

Some of the biggest threats to wildlife recovering from the Australian bushfires will come from feral animals, including foxes and cats thriving in the aftermath of the fires.

Snap a bee, ant or wasp

28 November, 2019

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.

Ian Thompson Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer

Environmental biosecurity chief delivers

27 November, 2019

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.

Missing in action: our new biodiversity strategy

26 November, 2019

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

Feral futures theme for Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference

25 October, 2019

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

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

21 October, 2019

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

Cairns Bonantza eco-hunt is on

11 October, 2019

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

Australia draws up hit list of overseas environmental pests and diseases

2 October, 2019

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

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

Sometimes, even just one cat is one too many

2 October, 2019

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

Our first biosecurity symposium a smashing success

1 October, 2019

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

Yellow crazy ant action in Lismore earns 2020 biosecurity gong

15 April, 2020

Fast action to eradicate yellow crazy ants from Lismore has been recognised at this year’s Australian Biosecurity Awards.

The rise and rise of feral deer in Australia

15 April, 2020

Australian Senate inquiry told feral deer are a destructive, invasive feral pest species that are multiplying out of control.

Environmental bridge to recovery jobs package

6 April, 2020

Australia has to be ready to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic and a jobs-rich conservation and land management program could be just the ticket.

Coronavirus: Our work is more important than ever

26 March, 2020

Global efforts to limit the spread of the coronavirus are disrupting everybody’s lives but, despite the challenges, we are determined to continue with our important work.

After the fires: Ferals and weeds among nature’s biggest threats

26 February, 2020

After the bushfires predation and competition from feral pests and invasion by weeds now pose some of the biggest threats to our struggling wildlife.

Bushfire recovery must tackle feral animals and weeds

13 January, 2020

Some of the biggest threats to wildlife recovering from the Australian bushfires will come from feral animals, including foxes and cats thriving in the aftermath of the fires.

Snap a bee, ant or wasp

28 November, 2019

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.

Environmental biosecurity chief delivers

27 November, 2019

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.

Missing in action: our new biodiversity strategy

26 November, 2019

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

Feral futures theme for Australasian Vertebrate Pest Conference

25 October, 2019

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

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

21 October, 2019

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

Cairns Bonantza eco-hunt is on

11 October, 2019

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

Australia draws up hit list of overseas environmental pests and diseases

2 October, 2019

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

Sometimes, even just one cat is one too many

2 October, 2019

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

Our first biosecurity symposium a smashing success

1 October, 2019

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

Wombat foraging at Wilsons Promontory National Park. Photo: Judith Deland

Australia’s key national conservation law gets poor interim report card

Carol Booth 31 July, 2020

Professor Graeme Samuel’s interim review of Australia’s key national conservation law, the EPBC Act, is a straight talking critique of its failings.

Critically endangered Norfolk Island green parrot. Photo: Luis Ortiz-Catedral

Building Norfolk Island’s conservation foundations

John Sampson 31 July, 2020

Remote Norfolk Island is a haven for wildlife found nowhere else on the planet. But the survival of many is directly threatened by invasive species.

Newspaper clippings over the years reflect the sad state of feral horse control in NSW.

Will 2020 see real feral horse control in Kosciuszko?

Candice Bartlett 27 July, 2020

Will strong leadership by NSW environment minister Matt Kean be enough to see science-based feral horse management in Kosciuszko National Park become the new norm?

Community urged to join fight against yellow crazy ants in Nome

John Sampson 15 July, 2020

Keeping a lid on the spread of yellow crazy ants in Nome near Townsville is vital work that needs the help of the local community.

Alpine bogs in Victoria and NSW are a haven for threatened wildlife but will struggle to recover after the 2019-20 bushfires if pressure from feral animals is not contained. Photo: Karen Alexander

Feral animals threaten alpine sphagnum bog recovery

John Sampson 13 July, 2020

Alpine sphagnum bogs burnt in the 2019-20 bushfires won’t recover without protection from feral animals.

Feral cat with Major Mitchell cockatoo in its mouth. Photo: Mark Marathon | CC BY-SA 4.0

National inquiry into domestic and feral cat impacts on Australia’s wildlife and habitats

John Sampson 26 June, 2020

The federal government has opened up a new inquiry into the problem of feral and domestic cats in Australia.

Bush regeneration volunteer Lesley Sammon weeding out a crop of oats that have sprung up in nearby bushland.

At your feeding stations: Bushfire weed alert

John Sampson 22 June, 2020

A call has been put out for people to look out for weed seeds germinating and spreading into bushland after the bushfires.

A slew of invasive species threaten Australia’s lizards and snakes

John Sampson 22 June, 2020

Australia’s native lizards and snakes at huge risk from a slew of weeds, foxes, cats, feral deer, wolf snakes and other pest species.

Help fund our fight to protect the nature of Australia

John Sampson 10 June, 2020

Our work is and always will be about stopping the invasion and spread of hostile weeds, pest animals and diseases that threaten our natural environment. It’s our core business.

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