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Keyboard weeders and a pocketable-map maker win Froggatts

26 May, 2023

The flowers of a rubber vine are annoyingly pretty. But its vanity is also the secret to its downfall along the Fitzroy River in Western Australia.

Profiteers pay – a fairer solution for better biosecurity funding is nature’s best chance

26 May, 2023

Australia needs an ongoing, sustainable source of funding to improve our biosecurity system so it can protect our environment.

Hope for Kosciuszko

25 May, 2023

We visited Kosciuszko National Park with Penny Sharpe, NSW’s new environment minister, where we face rising feral horse numbers.

Independent federal scientific committee says feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ to zero extinction commitment

8 May, 2023

The federal government’s own Threatened Species Scientific Committee have sounded the alarm bell on the impacts of feral horses on Australia’s threatened native wildlife.

Is artificial intelligence the solution beyond the fence?

9 March, 2023

One of the most promising new tools in development that is helping to protect native wildlife outside predator-free havens is the Felixer.

Stopping the “next rabbit”: Australia needs a National Feral Deer Action Plan

9 March, 2023

The feral deer population has exploded so much in recent years that people have referred to them as the next rabbit plague. Australia now has millions of feral deer and, without action, scientists predict they could soon inhabit nearly every ecosystem across every part of the continent.

Your emails are already generating change ahead of the NSW state election

9 March, 2023

With the NSW election just weeks away, where do the major parties stand on ensuring funding and policies to manage feral horses, deer, weeds, cats and other invasive species are top priorities for NSW? Here are highlights from our work on the ground as of 8 March.

Background briefing: Australia’s deer plague

9 March, 2023

With no natural predators and an ability to adapt to almost all environments, feral deer already occupy every state and territory.

Double-dividend: exploring the co-benefits of invasive species management and climate action

8 March, 2023

Invasive species are one of the biggest threats to biodiversity worldwide and one of Australia’s worst environmental problems. So it’s not a big surprise to learn invasive animals and weeds may also affect carbon emissions.

What the Kunming-Montreal CoP15 Global Biodiversity Framework means for invasive species management in Australia

23 December, 2022

In mid-September, in response to allegations aired by a shock-jock on Sydney radio, the NSW environment minister announced a ban on all shooting operations in Kosciuszko National Park.

State-wide culling ban threatens nature and livelihoods

27 October, 2022

Nature and livelihoods are on the line due to the pausing of feral animal control in all NSW national parks.

‘We’ve never had to do this before’; Invasive Species Council strips regional Queensland council of national award and issues three new awards

2 March, 2022

Three new national Froggatt Award winners were announced today, while a 2019 award to Southern Downs Regional Council was revoked.

Lord Howe Island claims national award for being ‘on the cusp’ of record rat eradication

2 March, 2022

The Invasive Species Council has awarded the Rodent Eradication Project managed by the Lord Howe Island Board with a national Froggatt Award for their efforts controlling rodents on one of Australia’s natural treasures.

Top End community campaign wins national Froggatt Award for fight against grass

2 March, 2022

The community campaign Gamba Grass Roots has been awarded a national Froggatt Award for their work tackling one of Australia’s most alarming invasive species.

Riverina pest program snatches award for removal of 40,000 feral pigs

2 March, 2022

The Western Riverina Pest Project has been awarded a national Froggatt Award for undertaking the largest feral pig control program in Australia.

Keyboard weeders and a pocketable-map maker win Froggatts

26 May, 2023

The flowers of a rubber vine are annoyingly pretty. But its vanity is also the secret to its downfall along the Fitzroy River in Western Australia.

Profiteers pay – a fairer solution for better biosecurity funding is nature’s best chance

26 May, 2023

Australia needs an ongoing, sustainable source of funding to improve our biosecurity system so it can protect our environment.

Hope for Kosciuszko

25 May, 2023

We visited Kosciuszko National Park with Penny Sharpe, NSW’s new environment minister, where we face rising feral horse numbers.

Independent federal scientific committee says feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ to zero extinction commitment

8 May, 2023

The federal government’s own Threatened Species Scientific Committee have sounded the alarm bell on the impacts of feral horses on Australia’s threatened native wildlife.

Is artificial intelligence the solution beyond the fence?

9 March, 2023

One of the most promising new tools in development that is helping to protect native wildlife outside predator-free havens is the Felixer.

Stopping the “next rabbit”: Australia needs a National Feral Deer Action Plan

9 March, 2023

Your emails are already generating change ahead of the NSW state election

9 March, 2023

Background briefing: Australia’s deer plague

9 March, 2023

With no natural predators and an ability to adapt to almost all environments, feral deer already occupy every state and territory.

Double-dividend: exploring the co-benefits of invasive species management and climate action

8 March, 2023

What the Kunming-Montreal CoP15 Global Biodiversity Framework means for invasive species management in Australia

23 December, 2022

In mid-September, in response to allegations aired by a shock-jock on Sydney radio, the NSW environment minister announced a ban on all shooting operations in Kosciuszko National Park.

State-wide culling ban threatens nature and livelihoods

27 October, 2022

Nature and livelihoods are on the line due to the pausing of feral animal control in all NSW national parks.

‘We’ve never had to do this before’; Invasive Species Council strips regional Queensland council of national award and issues three new awards

2 March, 2022

Three new national Froggatt Award winners were announced today, while a 2019 award to Southern Downs Regional Council was revoked.

Lord Howe Island claims national award for being ‘on the cusp’ of record rat eradication

2 March, 2022

Top End community campaign wins national Froggatt Award for fight against grass

2 March, 2022

The community campaign Gamba Grass Roots has been awarded a national Froggatt Award for their work tackling one of Australia’s most alarming invasive species.

Riverina pest program snatches award for removal of 40,000 feral pigs

2 March, 2022

The Western Riverina Pest Project has been awarded a national Froggatt Award for undertaking the largest feral pig control program in Australia.

Keyboard weeders and a pocketable-map maker win Froggatts

26 May, 2023

The flowers of a rubber vine are annoyingly pretty. But its vanity is also the secret to its downfall along the Fitzroy River in Western Australia.

Profiteers pay – a fairer solution for better biosecurity funding is nature’s best chance

26 May, 2023

Australia needs an ongoing, sustainable source of funding to improve our biosecurity system so it can protect our environment.

Hope for Kosciuszko

25 May, 2023

We visited Kosciuszko National Park with Penny Sharpe, NSW’s new environment minister, where we face rising feral horse numbers.

Independent federal scientific committee says feral horses an ‘imminent threat’ to zero extinction commitment

8 May, 2023

The federal government’s own Threatened Species Scientific Committee have sounded the alarm bell on the impacts of feral horses on Australia’s threatened native wildlife.

Is artificial intelligence the solution beyond the fence?

9 March, 2023

One of the most promising new tools in development that is helping to protect native wildlife outside predator-free havens is the Felixer.

Stopping the “next rabbit”: Australia needs a National Feral Deer Action Plan

9 March, 2023

Your emails are already generating change ahead of the NSW state election

9 March, 2023

Background briefing: Australia’s deer plague

9 March, 2023

With no natural predators and an ability to adapt to almost all environments, feral deer already occupy every state and territory.

Double-dividend: exploring the co-benefits of invasive species management and climate action

8 March, 2023

What the Kunming-Montreal CoP15 Global Biodiversity Framework means for invasive species management in Australia

23 December, 2022

In mid-September, in response to allegations aired by a shock-jock on Sydney radio, the NSW environment minister announced a ban on all shooting operations in Kosciuszko National Park.

State-wide culling ban threatens nature and livelihoods

27 October, 2022

Nature and livelihoods are on the line due to the pausing of feral animal control in all NSW national parks.

‘We’ve never had to do this before’; Invasive Species Council strips regional Queensland council of national award and issues three new awards

2 March, 2022

Three new national Froggatt Award winners were announced today, while a 2019 award to Southern Downs Regional Council was revoked.

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