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Melbourne’s wild deer chase puts Victorian government on notice

Video footage of a panicked, wild deer out of control on a Melbourne road is a clear sign the Victorian government urgently needs to tackle exploding numbers of the feral animals.

Australia put on a war footing against deadly fire ants

Australia has been put on a war footing against fire ants after every state, territory and the federal government signed off on a 10-year, $411.4 million battle plan.

NSW squibs on pest reform and protects deer for hunters

The NSW government has caved into the hunting lobby in its pest announcement today that fails to address the growing impacts of feral deer on farmers and the environment.

Unlikely allies call for fire ant eradication in federal budget

Farmers, local government and environment groups are calling on every state, territory and the federal government to fully fund eradication of deadly red fire ants in this year’s budgets.

NSW deer population range explodes by 60%

Farmers and landowners arrived in Sydney with an urgent message for the state government – the deer population in New South Wales is exploding and affecting more of the state than ever before.

US fire ant expert urges Australia to act

US fire ant expert Dr Robert Puckett arrives in Australia today as part of a national tour of Australia to warn the country that it needs to act immediately to get rid of the super pest.

WA’s long-running silence on national fire ant threat must end

Labor and the Coalition must end their silence on one of the most important long-term issues facing Western Australian voters – eradicating fire ants from Australia.

Australia’s feral cat campaigner nabs cane toad gong

His unwavering campaign against Australia’s rampant feral cat population has won the country’s Threatened Species Commissioner a Froggatt Award.

Bushwalkers win national gong for cleaning up Tasmania’s sea spurge scourge

Bushwalkers who have scoured Tasmania’s wild southwest coast as part of a ten-year, remote area weeding program have been awarded a national gong for their efforts.

Melbourne waterways breeding grounds for dangerous new amphibian invader

Research confirming Melbourne waterways as breeding grounds for a dangerous new amphibian invader has earned a group of local ecologists a Froggatt Award.

Early Australia Day picnics ruined by deadly fire ant warning

Early Australia Day picnickers suited up in protective clothing to give the country a taste of what’s to come if fire ants are not eradicated.

Secret report warns fire ant failure will cost economy billions

A secret government report into Australia’s fire ant menace has warned the nation’s agricultural ministers that the nation will suffer billions of dollars in damages to people, business and the environment.

Australia draws up battle plans for Brisbane’s fire ant menace

Attacks from fire ants in the US have led to human deaths, but in Australia we still have a chance to eradicate these menacing ants before they get out of control. But the clock is ticking.

Feral deer in Tasmania: Degustation or infestation?

Industrial-scale processing of meat harvested from Tasmania’s growing feral deer population would create another barrier to listing deer as a pest species.

Time running out to protect NSW from growing feral deer menace

The NSW Government is running out of time to declare wild deer, the state’s most urgent feral animal threat, a pest species.

Keeping nature safe from dangerous new invaders

Invasive Species Council