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Tasmanians urged to report feral deer sightings

11 March, 2021

Bushwalkers, rural property owners and campers called on to help map spread of feral deer across Tasmania.

A young girl feeds her pet cat, not knowing it could be carrying disease. Photo: Freestocks | Pixabay

The trouble with cats

1 March, 2021

Pet cats can bring love into your world, but if not cared for properly they can also bring unwanted visitors such as diseases.

Removing deer from Victorian national parks critical to bushfire recovery

1 March, 2021

Removing deer and other feral animals from some of the state’s most popular national parks is a critical step in helping nature recover from the 2019-20 bushfires.

High-cost fencing at New Species Gully in the Bogong High Plains is critical to protecting some of Australia's rarest alpine herbs and forbs from encroaching feral deer and horses.

High cost of fencing out ferals in Australia’s Alps

15 February, 2021

The cost of important alpine research in Victoria’s Bogong High Plains is being pushed up by the encroachment of sambar deer and feral horses.

Antarctic fur seal pup. Photo: Andrea Turbett

Macquarie Island is alive with wildlife – an exemplar for Australia

10 February, 2021

The successful eradication of all pest animals on Macquarie Island has paved the way for an incredible explosion in bird populations.

Our CEO Andrew Cox with Ian Thompson at a biodiversity roundtable in 2019.

Australia’s first chief environmental biosecurity officer leaves lasting legacy

5 February, 2021

We pay tribute to Ian Thompson, Australia’s first Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer.

A mob of feral horses grazing on bushfire regrowth at the southern end of Long Plain where fire intensity was low. More than three quarters of Long Plain was unaffected by the summer bushfires. Photo: L Groom

Kosciuszko horse control: finally, there’s movement at the station

13 January, 2021

A count of horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park after the 2020-21 bushfires confirms the urgent need to reduce numbers to protect the park.

Midnight Oil frontman and environmental champion Peter Garrett joins fight to protect Kosciuszko National Park from feral horses.

Aussie icon Peter Garrett joins fight to Reclaim Kosciuszko National Park

30 December, 2020

Midnight Oil frontman and environmental champion Peter Garrett joins fight to protect Kosciuszko National Park from feral horses.

Help push back against the march of yellow crazy ants

18 December, 2020

Help protect Australia’s dry tropics and Wet Tropics World Heritage Area from the march of yellow crazy ants.

Deer management plan for Tasmania – have your say

27 November, 2020

Have your say on the development of a deer management plan for Tasmania. Initial submissions must be in by 12 December 2020.

Imported roses pose very high risks to Australia because the layered petals provide many hiding places for invasive insects. Photo: anncapictures | Pixabay

Pests in the petals

16 November, 2020

Australia’s love affair with imported fresh flowers runs the risk of introducing deadly insect invaders into the country, warns Tim Low.

Lucky Leo, living the high life of an indoor cat

14 October, 2020

Meet Leo. He loves sleeping, and eating, and sitting on laps. He’s an indoor cat, and looks aside, a very, very happy cat.

Preview image-Trout-Image by TJ Free-Pixabay

Trout are putting Australia’s little fish at big risk of extinction

14 October, 2020

New research has identified invasive trout as among the greatest threats to Australia’s most vulnerable native fish species.

Remote area volunteers, including Andy McQueen and Liz McQueen, can spend up to three weeks tackling weeding out sea spurge along the coastline of Tasmania’s Wilderness World Heritage Area.

Volunteers needed to weed Tassie’s wild wilderness coastline this summer

26 September, 2020

An award-winning wilderness weeding venture has put a callout for volunteers ready to brave Tasmania’s wild wilderness coastline this summer.

The blue-tailed skink is endemic to Christmas Island. Photo: Parks Australia

EPBC Act review: more of the same or something new?

2 September, 2020

National environmental laws are failing to stop species becoming extinct in Australia.

Tasmanians urged to report feral deer sightings

11 March, 2021

Bushwalkers, rural property owners and campers called on to help map spread of feral deer across Tasmania.

The trouble with cats

1 March, 2021

Pet cats can bring love into your world, but if not cared for properly they can also bring unwanted visitors such as diseases.

Removing deer from Victorian national parks critical to bushfire recovery

1 March, 2021

Removing deer and other feral animals from some of the state’s most popular national parks is a critical step in helping nature recover from the 2019-20 bushfires.

High cost of fencing out ferals in Australia’s Alps

15 February, 2021

The cost of important alpine research in Victoria’s Bogong High Plains is being pushed up by the encroachment of sambar deer and feral horses.

Macquarie Island is alive with wildlife – an exemplar for Australia

10 February, 2021

The successful eradication of all pest animals on Macquarie Island has paved the way for an incredible explosion in bird populations.

Australia’s first chief environmental biosecurity officer leaves lasting legacy

5 February, 2021

We pay tribute to Ian Thompson, Australia’s first Chief Environmental Biosecurity Officer.

Kosciuszko horse control: finally, there’s movement at the station

13 January, 2021

A count of horse numbers in Kosciuszko National Park after the 2020-21 bushfires confirms the urgent need to reduce numbers to protect the park.

Aussie icon Peter Garrett joins fight to Reclaim Kosciuszko National Park

30 December, 2020

Midnight Oil frontman and environmental champion Peter Garrett joins fight to protect Kosciuszko National Park from feral horses.

Help push back against the march of yellow crazy ants

18 December, 2020

Help protect Australia’s dry tropics and Wet Tropics World Heritage Area from the march of yellow crazy ants.

Deer management plan for Tasmania – have your say

27 November, 2020

Have your say on the development of a deer management plan for Tasmania. Initial submissions must be in by 12 December 2020.

Pests in the petals

16 November, 2020

Australia’s love affair with imported fresh flowers runs the risk of introducing deadly insect invaders into the country, warns Tim Low.

Lucky Leo, living the high life of an indoor cat

14 October, 2020

Meet Leo. He loves sleeping, and eating, and sitting on laps. He’s an indoor cat, and looks aside, a very, very happy cat.

Trout are putting Australia’s little fish at big risk of extinction

14 October, 2020

New research has identified invasive trout as among the greatest threats to Australia’s most vulnerable native fish species.

Volunteers needed to weed Tassie’s wild wilderness coastline this summer

26 September, 2020

An award-winning wilderness weeding venture has put a callout for volunteers ready to brave Tasmania’s wild wilderness coastline this summer.

EPBC Act review: more of the same or something new?

2 September, 2020

National environmental laws are failing to stop species becoming extinct in Australia.

Prevention and early action: Yellow crazy ants

ISC Staff 5 January, 2022

One of the world’s worst invasive species, the yellow crazy ant, is a growing problem in and around Townsville.

A biosecurity strategy for all Australians

ISC Staff 20 December, 2021

A new biodecurity strategy can be the centrepiece for actions that define 2021-2030 as the Decade of Biosecurity.

Push to list foxglove a declared weed in Tasmania

ISC Staff 18 December, 2021

Jim Godfrey is on a mission to have foxglove listed a declared weed in Tasmania.

A fox on the hunt in Edithvale wetlands, Victoria. Photo: Wayne Butterworth | Flickr | CC BY-NC 2.0

Are Victoria’s ecosystems in terminal decline?

ISC Staff 17 December, 2021

A damning report reveals Victoria’s ecosystems will head into terminal decline without clear and decisive action.

Dr Norman Swan to give keynote address at biosecurity symposium

ISC Staff 6 December, 2021

We’re excited to announce Dr Norman Swan as a keynote speaker for the 2nd Australian Biosecurity Symposium.

Have your say on Tasmania’s draft deer management plan

ISC Staff 8 November, 2021

It’s time to raise your voice to protect Tasmania’s remarkable landscape of unique and outstanding natural and cultural values along with highly valued agriculture from