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Number 1 Seabird Threat

4 September, 2013

A new conservation issue emerged a couple of decades ago when Tasmanian wildlife officer Nigel Brothers showed that fishing operations were driving down albatross and

Crazy decision to walk from crazy ant eradication in Queensland

17 November, 2012

We tend to excuse the long-past decisions that left us with nightmare invaders like rabbits, foxes, lantana and cane toads – people didn’t know any

The impact of roaming cats

5 May, 2022

Cat-lover or not, none of us can escape the devastating impacts feral and pet cats are having on Australia’s wildlife.

Lord Howe Island. Photo: Sydneydawg2006 | CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Lord Howe Island rat eradication – restoring the prestige of an island paradise

4 May, 2020

We are working in partnership with the Lord Howe Island Board to promote rat eradication.

Myrtle rust

2 May, 2020

In April 2010 a new pathogen that could fundamentally alter Australia’s ecology was detected in NSW. Australia was caught off-guard in responding to this new incursion.

Fire ants. Photo: Mikhail Vasilyev | Unsplash

Invasive ants

1 May, 2020

People, wildlife, agriculture, infrastructure – no aspect of our lives is safe from the destructive power of invasive ants now found in Australia.

Weedy biofuels

1 May, 2020

Most plants being promoted as in Australia as biofuels are serious weeds that should not be grown.

Biosecurity Bill – six years in the making

30 April, 2020

The Biosecurity Bill marks the final stage in a major overhaul of the way Australia protects its borders from invasive species.

Cats in Australia

8 April, 2022

Cat-lover or not, none of us can escape the devastating impacts feral and roaming cats are having on Australia’s wildlife.

Case Studies

1 May, 2020

These case studies illustrate the need for Australia to prevent the establishment of new invasive species in the country.

Feral horses

1 May, 2020

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

One Biosecurity – integrating the environment

30 April, 2020

Agriculture and the natural environment have stark differences that warrant distinctive approaches to biosecurity.

Is hunting conservation?

1 May, 2020

Funding recreational hunting as a primary method of control is a waste of taxpayers’ money. At best, hunters can supplement more effective methods of feral animal control.

Tropical fire ant workers measure between 1 and 5mm and attack any intruder that disturbs their nest. Photo: April Nobile, from www.AntWeb.org

Tropical fire ants

4 May, 2018

Probably introduced into Australia by early European settlers tropical fire ants are highly aggressive and attack any intruder who disturbs their nest.

Number 1 Seabird Threat

4 September, 2013

A new conservation issue emerged a couple of decades ago when Tasmanian wildlife officer Nigel Brothers showed that fishing operations were driving down albatross and

Crazy decision to walk from crazy ant eradication in Queensland

17 November, 2012

We tend to excuse the long-past decisions that left us with nightmare invaders like rabbits, foxes, lantana and cane toads – people didn’t know any

The impact of roaming cats

5 May, 2022

Cat-lover or not, none of us can escape the devastating impacts feral and pet cats are having on Australia’s wildlife.

Lord Howe Island rat eradication – restoring the prestige of an island paradise

4 May, 2020

We are working in partnership with the Lord Howe Island Board to promote rat eradication.

Myrtle rust

2 May, 2020

In April 2010 a new pathogen that could fundamentally alter Australia’s ecology was detected in NSW. Australia was caught off-guard in responding to this new incursion.

Invasive ants

1 May, 2020

People, wildlife, agriculture, infrastructure – no aspect of our lives is safe from the destructive power of invasive ants now found in Australia.

Weedy biofuels

1 May, 2020

Most plants being promoted as in Australia as biofuels are serious weeds that should not be grown.

Biosecurity Bill – six years in the making

30 April, 2020

The Biosecurity Bill marks the final stage in a major overhaul of the way Australia protects its borders from invasive species.

Cats in Australia

8 April, 2022

Cat-lover or not, none of us can escape the devastating impacts feral and roaming cats are having on Australia’s wildlife.

Case Studies

1 May, 2020

These case studies illustrate the need for Australia to prevent the establishment of new invasive species in the country.

Feral horses

1 May, 2020

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

One Biosecurity – integrating the environment

30 April, 2020

Agriculture and the natural environment have stark differences that warrant distinctive approaches to biosecurity.

Is hunting conservation?

1 May, 2020

Funding recreational hunting as a primary method of control is a waste of taxpayers’ money. At best, hunters can supplement more effective methods of feral animal control.

Tropical fire ants

4 May, 2018

Probably introduced into Australia by early European settlers tropical fire ants are highly aggressive and attack any intruder who disturbs their nest.

Number 1 Seabird Threat

4 September, 2013

A new conservation issue emerged a couple of decades ago when Tasmanian wildlife officer Nigel Brothers showed that fishing operations were driving down albatross and

Crazy decision to walk from crazy ant eradication in Queensland

17 November, 2012

We tend to excuse the long-past decisions that left us with nightmare invaders like rabbits, foxes, lantana and cane toads – people didn’t know any

The impact of roaming cats

5 May, 2022

Cat-lover or not, none of us can escape the devastating impacts feral and pet cats are having on Australia’s wildlife.

Lord Howe Island rat eradication – restoring the prestige of an island paradise

4 May, 2020

We are working in partnership with the Lord Howe Island Board to promote rat eradication.

Myrtle rust

2 May, 2020

In April 2010 a new pathogen that could fundamentally alter Australia’s ecology was detected in NSW. Australia was caught off-guard in responding to this new incursion.

Invasive ants

1 May, 2020

People, wildlife, agriculture, infrastructure – no aspect of our lives is safe from the destructive power of invasive ants now found in Australia.

Weedy biofuels

1 May, 2020

Most plants being promoted as in Australia as biofuels are serious weeds that should not be grown.

Biosecurity Bill – six years in the making

30 April, 2020

The Biosecurity Bill marks the final stage in a major overhaul of the way Australia protects its borders from invasive species.

Cats in Australia

8 April, 2022

Cat-lover or not, none of us can escape the devastating impacts feral and roaming cats are having on Australia’s wildlife.

Case Studies

1 May, 2020

These case studies illustrate the need for Australia to prevent the establishment of new invasive species in the country.

Feral horses

1 May, 2020

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

One Biosecurity – integrating the environment

30 April, 2020

Agriculture and the natural environment have stark differences that warrant distinctive approaches to biosecurity.

Is hunting conservation?

1 May, 2020

Funding recreational hunting as a primary method of control is a waste of taxpayers’ money. At best, hunters can supplement more effective methods of feral animal control.

Tropical fire ants

4 May, 2018

Probably introduced into Australia by early European settlers tropical fire ants are highly aggressive and attack any intruder who disturbs their nest.

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