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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.

Stray cat hiding in the grass. Photo: Sean Paul Kinnear | Unsplash

The impact of cats in Australia

28 August, 2020

Domestic cats were introduced to Australia with the First Fleet in 1788. They are now one of the most damaging invasive species worldwide, and in Australia have been a major driver of mammal extinctions.

Froggatt Award nominations

19 August, 2020

Do you know an individual or organisation who deserves recognition for their work protecting Australia from environmental weeds, diseases or pest animals?

Inquiry into the problem of feral and domestic cats

10 August, 2020

Our joint submission to the Australian Government’s inquiry into the problem of feral and domestic cats includes strengthening regulations for cat-free islands.

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.

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

Building Norfolk Island’s conservation foundations

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.

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.

Feral horses

1 May, 2020

Feral horse numbers are expanding across the Australian Alps and other parts of the country, causing immense ecological damage.

Climate change increases threats to Australian native wildlife

Climate change and invasive species

30 April, 2020

Native species killed or stressed by climate change will all too often be replaced by weeds and feral animals or infected by exotic diseases.

Diver with Humphead Wrasse, Great Barrier Reef. Photo: Flickr | brewbooks

Environment Health Australia

30 April, 2020

Enviromental Health Australia would be a national body dedicated to environmental biosecurity and tackling Australia’s most pressing environmental threats.

Feral cat control in Victoria hamstrung by poor regulations

23 September, 2019

The Victorian government has an opportunity to make huge inroads into the impacts of feral cats, but it can only do so if changes are made to the regulations governing the use of traps in that state.

Opportunity of a lifetime on Lord Howe Island

28 August, 2019

Are you up for a challenging but rewarding volunteer position on Australia’s incredible Lord Howe Island?

Protect Australia from Deadly Invasive Species

16 January, 2019

December 2018
Strengthening environmental biosecurity – stopping new species arriving and establishing and limiting the harm caused by the worst invasive species – must be a priority of the highest order to save Australian species.

Submission to the Senate inquiry into Australia’s faunal extinction crisis

7 September, 2018

Submitted: September 2018
A submission to the Senate inquiry into Australia’s faunal extinction crisis that addresses invasive species as extinction drivers, the importance of key threatening processes and island biosecurity and the need for ambition, inspiration, prevention and monitoring.

Native wildlife are a huge drawcard for tourists visiting Kangaroo Island, which is well on its to eradicating feral deer. Photo: Flickr | robdownunder | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Deer eradication within sight on Kangaroo Island

4 April, 2018

Often described as Australia’s Galapagos, Kangaroo Island could soon see the day when it is free of feral deer.

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