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Ant ready to attack-Photo Ernesto Rodriguez | Pixabay

Dangerous trade in ants

23 August, 2021

Tim Low exposes a global trade in ‘pet ants’ that could unleash waves of environmentally destructive new ant invasions.

C-Western Yellowjacket-Photo Sarah McCaffrey Museums Victoria

Insect Watch – A peek into the world of insects Australia doesn’t want

15 August, 2021

Tim Low introduces Insect Watch, a handy guide for anyone interested in identifying and reporting potential new pest species.

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Biosecurity boost bolsters Australia’s border safeguards

4 May, 2021

A $371 million biosecurity funding package announced by Prime Minister Scott Morrision will strengthen Australia’s ability to stop new pests and diseases from entering the country.

Fire ants. Photo: Mikhail Vasilyev | Unsplash

Draft implementation plan for the National Priority List of Exotic Environmental Pests, Weeds and Diseases

12 April, 2021

Overall, we strongly endorse the draft implementation plan for the Priority Exotic Environmental Pests List. However, a few important gaps in the plan need to be addressed.

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.

The CEOs from Plant Health Australia, Animal Health Australia, the Invasive Species Council and Centre for Invasive Species Solutions are keen to see Australia mobilise a 25 million strong mass biosecurity mass movement. Left to right: Sarah Corcoran, Plant Health Australia CEO; Kathleen Plowman, Animal Health Australia CEO; Andrew Cox, Invasive Species Council CEO and Andreas Glanzig, Centre for Invasive Species Solutions CEO.

Turning a moment into a movement: mobilising 25-million biosecurity warriors

6 November, 2020

More than 250 champions from across Australia’s and New Zealand’s biosecurity sector have come together virtually to pave the way forward for a biosecurity mass movement.

Swift parrots are listed as critically endangered in Australia. Threats include loss of habitat, predation by cats and changes in habitat due to climate change. Photo: Judith Deland | Flickr | CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Samuel review advocates better way to address threats to Australia’s natural wonders

20 July, 2020

A review of Australia’s EPBC Act finds it is failing to address the main threats to nature.

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

26 June, 2020

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

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

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

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.

Victorian Supreme Court clears way for humane horse removal

9 June, 2020

The Invasive Species Council welcomes the Victorian Supreme Court’s decision to protect the Alpine National Park from growing horse impacts but is concerned the possibility of further legal action will delay the inevitable.

Top scientist resigns over destructive impacts of Snowy 2.0

22 May, 2020

Resignation of top scientists puts spotlight on refusal to take scientific advice about the environmental disaster that will unfold as a result of Snowy 2.0.

Demise of import levy threatens Australia’s biosecurity funding

20 May, 2020

The dumping of a proposed import levy is a huge setback for Australia’s biosecurity system.

Victoria acts on feral horses now legal impediment removed

8 May, 2020

Parks Victoria will fully reinstate its feral horse control efforts to help limit escalating horse damage in the bushfire affected Australian Alps after success in a federal court case.

Redfin perch, Alexander Francis Lydon (1836-1917). Public domain.

Snowy 2.0 could catapult invasive fish species into new waterways

15 April, 2020

Snowy 2.0 could put native endangered fish at greater risk of extinction.

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