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In a setback to Australia’s iconic Wet Tropic World Heritage Area, the federal budget has failed to explicitly fund the successful yellow crazy ant control program run by the Wet Tropics Management Authority in Cairns.
A state action plan released last week by the Victorian Government acknowledges the devastating impact feral deer have on the state’s environment. Yet feral deer continue to be protected by law in Victoria as a game species for hunting.
These findings are part of the ANAO report Management of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 tabled today in the Australian Parliament.
Three new national Froggatt Award winners were announced today, while a 2019 award to Southern Downs Regional Council was revoked.
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.
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.
The Western Riverina Pest Project has been awarded a national Froggatt Award for undertaking the largest feral pig control program in Australia.
The Tasmanian Government’s Wild Fallow Deer Management Plan, released Sunday, continues the protection of feral deer within hunting zones and designates deer hunting areas within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
Feral horse story aired on ABC TV’s Four Corners reveals the need for the NSW Government to get on with the task of rapidly removing feral horses from Kosciuszko and show zero tolerance for any attempts to sabotage control efforts.
Territory residents and leading invasive species experts are calling on all federal Australian political parties to commit to funding that will tackle Gamba grass
The final feral horse plan for Kosciuszko National Park promises a significant reduction in feral horses, but leaves one third of the park overrun by this damaging invasive animal.
The Tasmanian Government must set clear, ambitious targets to rein in exploding numbers of the pest animals under its just-released draft wild deer plan.
Victoria’s new plan to reduce feral horse numbers in the Alpine National Park will see horses removed entirely from the Bogong High Plains.
Australian Academy of Science raises serious concerns over draft Kosciuszko horse management plan.
For the first time ever the native vegetation of Norfolk Island has been mapped, both as it exists now and before European arrival.
In a setback to Australia’s iconic Wet Tropic World Heritage Area, the federal budget has failed to explicitly fund the successful yellow crazy ant control program run by the Wet Tropics Management Authority in Cairns.
A state action plan released last week by the Victorian Government acknowledges the devastating impact feral deer have on the state’s environment. Yet feral deer continue to be protected by law in Victoria as a game species for hunting.
These findings are part of the ANAO report Management of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 tabled today in the Australian Parliament.
Three new national Froggatt Award winners were announced today, while a 2019 award to Southern Downs Regional Council was revoked.
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.
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.
The Western Riverina Pest Project has been awarded a national Froggatt Award for undertaking the largest feral pig control program in Australia.
The Tasmanian Government’s Wild Fallow Deer Management Plan, released Sunday, continues the protection of feral deer within hunting zones and designates deer hunting areas within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area.
Feral horse story aired on ABC TV’s Four Corners reveals the need for the NSW Government to get on with the task of rapidly removing feral horses from Kosciuszko and show zero tolerance for any attempts to sabotage control efforts.
Territory residents and leading invasive species experts are calling on all federal Australian political parties to commit to funding that will tackle Gamba grass
The final feral horse plan for Kosciuszko National Park promises a significant reduction in feral horses, but leaves one third of the park overrun by this damaging invasive animal.
The Tasmanian Government must set clear, ambitious targets to rein in exploding numbers of the pest animals under its just-released draft wild deer plan.
Victoria’s new plan to reduce feral horse numbers in the Alpine National Park will see horses removed entirely from the Bogong High Plains.
Australian Academy of Science raises serious concerns over draft Kosciuszko horse management plan.
For the first time ever the native vegetation of Norfolk Island has been mapped, both as it exists now and before European arrival.
A new report from Frontier Economics warns that not controlling the impacts of feral deer in Victoria could cost the community $2.2 billion.
Today’s announcement by Labor to dedicate $24.8 million to tackle yellow crazy ant infestations in Cairns and Townsville regions if it wins the next federal election would bring much needed relief to northern Queensland from this destructive invasive pest.
The Coalition’s announcement of $3 million for the next 12 months of the yellow crazy eradication program is welcome, as federal funding for the program will run out in June.
Territory residents and leading invasive species experts have described Federal Labor’s commitment today to a package of $9.8 million in funding for jobs tackling gamba
Five national conservation groups launched a report called Averting Extinctions.
The infestations are so severe in the region they are now entering people’s homes and backyards and decimating local wildlife.
In a setback to Australia’s iconic Wet Tropic World Heritage Area, the federal budget has failed to explicitly fund the successful yellow crazy ant control program run by the Wet Tropics Management Authority in Cairns.
A state action plan released last week by the Victorian Government acknowledges the devastating impact feral deer have on the state’s environment. Yet feral deer continue to be protected by law in Victoria as a game species for hunting.
These findings are part of the ANAO report Management of Threatened Species and Ecological Communities under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 tabled today in the Australian Parliament.
