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Australian Alps Walking Track in the Alpine National Park. Photo: Peter Conroy

Victoria’s Alpine National Park could be free of feral horses in just ten years

30 April, 2021

Parks Victoria has a chance to rid the state’s Alpine National Park of feral horses in the next decade. Can it do it?

Protection of the Alpine National Park: Draft Feral Horse Action Plan April 2021

30 April, 2021

This submission is a response to Parks Victoria’s 2021 draft feral horse action plan, Protection of the Alpine National Park.

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.

Bianca Gold and Kate Blood, program officers working on the Weeds at the Early Stage of Invasion Project

Victorian project tackling high-risk invasive weeds wins national Froggatt Award

17 December, 2020

A project giving land managers the tools to eradicate new weed invasions has won a 2020 national Froggatt award.

Big Green Island rat eradication project off Flinders Island, northeast Tasmania. Photo: John French

Volunteers key to successful Tasmanian island rat eradication

17 December, 2020

An innovative project that has successfully eradicated black rats from an island off Tasmania’s far northeast coast has been recognised with a national Froggatt Award.

Dibblers are one of the many native mammals that will benefit from the eradication of feral cats from Dirk Hartog Island in Western Australia. Photo: Emma Massembauer, DBCA

Driving force behind removing feral cats from Dirk Hartog Island honoured

17 December, 2020

The man who spearheaded efforts to reduce the impacts of feral cats in WA has been awarded a national Froggatt award.

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.

New cluster of yellow crazy ants found near Townsville

30 August, 2020

The discovery of yellow crazy ant clusters less than 20km from Townsville has alarmed the local taskforce battling these invasive ants.

A cat makes off with its prey, a rosella. Photo: Brisbane City Council | CC2.0

The dark side of cats in Australia

28 August, 2020

Cats can be affectionate, playful, mischievous, lazy and regal, but they also have a dark side, one that has taken a huge toll on Australian wildlife.

Report finds 1080 critical to saving threatened species until replacement found

5 August, 2020

Our report into the ethical considerations of using 1080 to control feral animals finds conservation benefits necessitate its use until an alternative is available.

Pampas grass. Photo: Kirt-Edblom | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

A safe list to stop new weeds

2 May, 2020

To combat Australia’s worsening weed problem, the most important reform for weed prevention would be new laws to create a list of safe plant species that can be sold and moved in each state and territory.

Myrtle rust infection. Photo: NSW Department of Industry and Innovation

Plant disease threats from overseas

2 May, 2020

New plant diseases that could one day blight Australian ecosystems are incubating in overseas plantations and crops of Australian plants.

Setting the stage for invasive species research

15 April, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has shown the need to act hard and fast when new diseases emerge, the same approach has to be taken on invasive species.

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.

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.

Victoria’s Alpine National Park could be free of feral horses in just ten years

30 April, 2021

Parks Victoria has a chance to rid the state’s Alpine National Park of feral horses in the next decade. Can it do it?

Protection of the Alpine National Park: Draft Feral Horse Action Plan April 2021

30 April, 2021

This submission is a response to Parks Victoria’s 2021 draft feral horse action plan, Protection of the Alpine National Park.

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.

Victorian project tackling high-risk invasive weeds wins national Froggatt Award

17 December, 2020

A project giving land managers the tools to eradicate new weed invasions has won a 2020 national Froggatt award.

Volunteers key to successful Tasmanian island rat eradication

17 December, 2020

An innovative project that has successfully eradicated black rats from an island off Tasmania’s far northeast coast has been recognised with a national Froggatt Award.

Driving force behind removing feral cats from Dirk Hartog Island honoured

17 December, 2020

The man who spearheaded efforts to reduce the impacts of feral cats in WA has been awarded a national Froggatt award.

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.