The Invasive Species Council welcomes the appointment of the Hon. Julie Collins MP as the new Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and thanks outgoing Minister Murray Watt for his service.
The Invasive Species Council commends Environment Minister Reece Whitby for launching a vital cane toad containment zone west of Broome.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement of a commitment to develop a new Nature Strategy that will be enshrined in law, and calls for ambitious targets and funding to address the pest and weed crisis in the state.
Experts warn a lack of regulation in the garden industry is seeing weedy plants, that can easily be bought in nurseries or online, ‘suffocate’ our native waterways and bushland, with urgent calls for action to prevent more irreversible damage.
Following an ABC story over the weekend featuring the Invasive Species Council which highlighted the alarming threat of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain to our native animals – a threat that is wreaking havoc overseas – the federal government has today announced a $7 million preparation package.
The Invasive Species Council, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Biodiversity Council are calling on Australia’s governments to urgently and collaboratively ramp up preparations for bird flu in wildlife.
Buffel grass is undeniably one of the most severe invasive threats to the environment and culture of Central and Northern Australia
Today the NSW Supreme Court has rejected an application from pro-brumby group, Snowy Mountain Bush Users Group, to halt aerial culling in Kosciuszko National Park ahead of a hearing on July 2 and 3.
Tim Low, co-founder of the Invasive Species Council and esteemed author, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his extraordinary contributions to conservation and environmental education.
The ABC Ombudsman has released a rare, scathing report which finds the ABC breached the Corporation’s editorial standards for accuracy and impartiality when reporting on the issue of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.
The Invasive Species Council has issued an urgent call to boost funding in the fire ant suppression zone following the alarming discovery of nests on the Sunshine Coast at Nirimba.
New global research highlights the severe impact of invasive species on Indigenous culture and connection to Country.
This is great news for our native animals and mountain streams. For the first time the number removed exceeds annual population growth, meaning we can expect a genuine reduction in the number of feral horses in the National Park.
The Invasive Species Council has called on the Australian Government to swing into immediate action to prepare for the fight against a killer bird flu turning up in Australia’s wild birds, following the announcement of the discovery of a bird flu strain on an egg farm in Victoria.
Analysis by the Biodiversity Council shows that if all pet cats were kept securely contained by their owners it would save hundreds of human lives, millions of native animals and billions of dollars each year
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the appointment of the Hon. Julie Collins MP as the new Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and thanks outgoing Minister Murray Watt for his service.
The Invasive Species Council commends Environment Minister Reece Whitby for launching a vital cane toad containment zone west of Broome.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement of a commitment to develop a new Nature Strategy that will be enshrined in law, and calls for ambitious targets and funding to address the pest and weed crisis in the state.
Experts warn a lack of regulation in the garden industry is seeing weedy plants, that can easily be bought in nurseries or online, ‘suffocate’ our native waterways and bushland, with urgent calls for action to prevent more irreversible damage.
Following an ABC story over the weekend featuring the Invasive Species Council which highlighted the alarming threat of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain to our native animals – a threat that is wreaking havoc overseas – the federal government has today announced a $7 million preparation package.
The Invasive Species Council, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Biodiversity Council are calling on Australia’s governments to urgently and collaboratively ramp up preparations for bird flu in wildlife.
Buffel grass is undeniably one of the most severe invasive threats to the environment and culture of Central and Northern Australia
Today the NSW Supreme Court has rejected an application from pro-brumby group, Snowy Mountain Bush Users Group, to halt aerial culling in Kosciuszko National Park ahead of a hearing on July 2 and 3.
Tim Low, co-founder of the Invasive Species Council and esteemed author, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his extraordinary contributions to conservation and environmental education.
The ABC Ombudsman has released a rare, scathing report which finds the ABC breached the Corporation’s editorial standards for accuracy and impartiality when reporting on the issue of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.
The Invasive Species Council has issued an urgent call to boost funding in the fire ant suppression zone following the alarming discovery of nests on the Sunshine Coast at Nirimba.
New global research highlights the severe impact of invasive species on Indigenous culture and connection to Country.
This is great news for our native animals and mountain streams. For the first time the number removed exceeds annual population growth, meaning we can expect a genuine reduction in the number of feral horses in the National Park.
The Invasive Species Council has called on the Australian Government to swing into immediate action to prepare for the fight against a killer bird flu turning up in Australia’s wild birds, following the announcement of the discovery of a bird flu strain on an egg farm in Victoria.
Analysis by the Biodiversity Council shows that if all pet cats were kept securely contained by their owners it would save hundreds of human lives, millions of native animals and billions of dollars each year
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the appointment of the Hon. Julie Collins MP as the new Australian Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and thanks outgoing Minister Murray Watt for his service.
The Invasive Species Council commends Environment Minister Reece Whitby for launching a vital cane toad containment zone west of Broome.
The Invasive Species Council welcomes the NSW government’s announcement of a commitment to develop a new Nature Strategy that will be enshrined in law, and calls for ambitious targets and funding to address the pest and weed crisis in the state.
Experts warn a lack of regulation in the garden industry is seeing weedy plants, that can easily be bought in nurseries or online, ‘suffocate’ our native waterways and bushland, with urgent calls for action to prevent more irreversible damage.
Following an ABC story over the weekend featuring the Invasive Species Council which highlighted the alarming threat of the deadly H5N1 bird flu strain to our native animals – a threat that is wreaking havoc overseas – the federal government has today announced a $7 million preparation package.
The Invasive Species Council, the Australian Marine Conservation Society and the Biodiversity Council are calling on Australia’s governments to urgently and collaboratively ramp up preparations for bird flu in wildlife.
Buffel grass is undeniably one of the most severe invasive threats to the environment and culture of Central and Northern Australia
Today the NSW Supreme Court has rejected an application from pro-brumby group, Snowy Mountain Bush Users Group, to halt aerial culling in Kosciuszko National Park ahead of a hearing on July 2 and 3.
Tim Low, co-founder of the Invasive Species Council and esteemed author, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his extraordinary contributions to conservation and environmental education.
The ABC Ombudsman has released a rare, scathing report which finds the ABC breached the Corporation’s editorial standards for accuracy and impartiality when reporting on the issue of feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park.
The Invasive Species Council has issued an urgent call to boost funding in the fire ant suppression zone following the alarming discovery of nests on the Sunshine Coast at Nirimba.
New global research highlights the severe impact of invasive species on Indigenous culture and connection to Country.
This is great news for our native animals and mountain streams. For the first time the number removed exceeds annual population growth, meaning we can expect a genuine reduction in the number of feral horses in the National Park.
The Invasive Species Council has called on the Australian Government to swing into immediate action to prepare for the fight against a killer bird flu turning up in Australia’s wild birds, following the announcement of the discovery of a bird flu strain on an egg farm in Victoria.
Analysis by the Biodiversity Council shows that if all pet cats were kept securely contained by their owners it would save hundreds of human lives, millions of native animals and billions of dollars each year
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Dear Project Team,
[YOUR PERSONALISED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR HERE.]
I support the amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow our incredible National Parks staff to use aerial shooting as one method to rapidly reduce feral horse numbers. I want to see feral horse numbers urgently reduced in order to save the national park and our native wildlife that live there.
The current approach is not solving the problem. Feral horse numbers have rapidly increased in Kosciuszko National Park to around 18,000, a 30% jump in just the past 2 years. With the population so high, thousands of feral horses need to be removed annually to reduce numbers and stop our National Park becoming a horse paddock. Aerial shooting, undertaken humanely and safely by professionals using standard protocols, is the only way this can happen.
The government’s own management plan for feral horses states that ‘if undertaken in accordance with best practice, aerial shooting can have the lowest negative animal welfare impacts of all lethal control methods’.
This humane and effective practice is already used across Australia to manage hundreds of thousands of feral animals like horses, deer, pigs, and goats.
Trapping and rehoming of feral horses has been used in Kosciuszko National Park for well over a decade but has consistently failed to reduce the population, has delayed meaningful action and is expensive. There are too many feral horses in the Alps and not enough demand for rehoming for it to be relied upon for the reduction of the population.
Fertility control as a management tool is only effective for a small, geographically isolated, and accessible population of feral horses where the management outcome sought is to maintain the population at its current size. It is not a viable option to reduce the large and growing feral horse population in the vast and rugged terrain of Kosciuszko National Park.
Feral horses are trashing and trampling our sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals. The federal government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has stated that feral horses ‘may be the crucial factor that causes final extinction’ for 12 alpine species.
I recognise the sad reality that urgent and humane measures are necessary to urgently remove the horses or they will destroy the Snowies and the native wildlife that call the mountains home. I support a healthy national park where native species like the Corroboree Frog and Mountain Pygmy Possum can thrive.
Dear Project Team,
[YOUR PERSONALISED MESSAGE WILL APPEAR HERE.]
I support the amendment to the Kosciuszko National Park Wild Horse Heritage Management Plan to allow our incredible National Parks staff to use aerial shooting as one method to rapidly reduce feral horse numbers. I want to see feral horse numbers urgently reduced in order to save the national park and our native wildlife that live there.
The current approach is not solving the problem. Feral horse numbers have rapidly increased in Kosciuszko National Park to around 18,000, a 30% jump in just the past 2 years. With the population so high, thousands of feral horses need to be removed annually to reduce numbers and stop our National Park becoming a horse paddock. Aerial shooting, undertaken humanely and safely by professionals using standard protocols, is the only way this can happen.
The government’s own management plan for feral horses states that ‘if undertaken in accordance with best practice, aerial shooting can have the lowest negative animal welfare impacts of all lethal control methods’.
This humane and effective practice is already used across Australia to manage hundreds of thousands of feral animals like horses, deer, pigs, and goats.
Trapping and rehoming of feral horses has been used in Kosciuszko National Park for well over a decade but has consistently failed to reduce the population, has delayed meaningful action and is expensive. There are too many feral horses in the Alps and not enough demand for rehoming for it to be relied upon for the reduction of the population.
Fertility control as a management tool is only effective for a small, geographically isolated, and accessible population of feral horses where the management outcome sought is to maintain the population at its current size. It is not a viable option to reduce the large and growing feral horse population in the vast and rugged terrain of Kosciuszko National Park.
Feral horses are trashing and trampling our sensitive alpine ecosystems and streams, causing the decline and extinction of native animals. The federal government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee has stated that feral horses ‘may be the crucial factor that causes final extinction’ for 12 alpine species.
I recognise the sad reality that urgent and humane measures are necessary to urgently remove the horses or they will destroy the Snowies and the native wildlife that call the mountains home. I support a healthy national park where native species like the Corroboree Frog and Mountain Pygmy Possum can thrive.
