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Early Australia Day picnics ruined by deadly fire ant warning

24 January, 2017

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.

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

18 December, 2016

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.

In search of the smooth newt in Melbourne.

Melbourne waterways breeding grounds for dangerous new amphibian invader

18 December, 2016

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

Gregory Andrews, Australia's first Threatened Species Commissioner

Australia’s feral cat campaigner nabs cane toad gong

18 December, 2016

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

Secret report warns fire ant failure will cost economy billions

8 December, 2016

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

8 November, 2016

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.

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

8 November, 2016

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.

Cradle Mountain, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area

Feral deer in Tasmania: Degustation or infestation?

15 September, 2016

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

25 August, 2016

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

Turns out tough guy Joyce is really a pussy cat on biosecurity

28 June, 2016

We’ve scored all political parties and independents in the current federal parliament for their performance on 12 key issues surrounding the risks posed by dangerous invasive species.

New federal funds for crazy ants leave eradication short-changed

20 May, 2016

Announcements by federal political parties to fund the eradication of yellow crazy ants from Queensland’s Wet Tropics rainforests is welcome news, but there’s a worrying shortfall.

Fire ant menace could spell end of the backyard barbie

20 May, 2016

A kick of the footy, a game of back yard cricket and even the Aussie BBQ would be at risk

Funding shortfall would unleash yellow crazy ant horror on Queensland’s Wet Tropics

13 May, 2016

A failure to fully fund the eradication of yellow crazy ants from Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Area would unleash unimaginable horror on the region’s residents and wildlife.

A range of measures will be needed to help native fish recover after carp numbers fall. Photo: Marc Ainsworth

Cleaning out carp will give Australia’s native fish and rivers a fighting chance

3 May, 2016

$15 million earmarked in the 2016 federal budget to eradicate carp from Australia’s river systems.

The lack of effective control programs is allowing feral horse numbers to grow in the Australian Alps. Image courtesy Don Butcher

Kosciuszko feral horse plan confronts growing disaster

1 May, 2016

The Invasive Species Council welcomed the plan released today to drastically reduce feral horses in Kosciuszko National Park but remains sceptical that it will be difficult to achieve without aerial culling.

Early Australia Day picnics ruined by deadly fire ant warning

24 January, 2017

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.

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

18 December, 2016

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

18 December, 2016

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

Australia’s feral cat campaigner nabs cane toad gong

18 December, 2016

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

Secret report warns fire ant failure will cost economy billions

8 December, 2016

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

8 November, 2016

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.

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

8 November, 2016

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?

15 September, 2016

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

25 August, 2016

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

Turns out tough guy Joyce is really a pussy cat on biosecurity

28 June, 2016

We’ve scored all political parties and independents in the current federal parliament for their performance on 12 key issues surrounding the risks posed by dangerous invasive species.

New federal funds for crazy ants leave eradication short-changed

20 May, 2016

Announcements by federal political parties to fund the eradication of yellow crazy ants from Queensland’s Wet Tropics rainforests is welcome news, but there’s a worrying shortfall.

Fire ant menace could spell end of the backyard barbie

20 May, 2016

A kick of the footy, a game of back yard cricket and even the Aussie BBQ would be at risk

Funding shortfall would unleash yellow crazy ant horror on Queensland’s Wet Tropics

13 May, 2016

A failure to fully fund the eradication of yellow crazy ants from Queensland’s Wet Tropics World Heritage Area would unleash unimaginable horror on the region’s residents and wildlife.

Cleaning out carp will give Australia’s native fish and rivers a fighting chance

3 May, 2016

$15 million earmarked in the 2016 federal budget to eradicate carp from Australia’s river systems.

Kosciuszko feral horse plan confronts growing disaster

1 May, 2016

Queensland floods will hit farmers with new wave of weed and pest invasions

John Sampson 19 February, 2019

Queensland farmers reeling from droughts and floods will soon face a third threat as weeds and pests ride the floodwaters into new agricultural areas.

Queensland faces economic and ecological disaster without yellow crazy ant funding

John Sampson 13 February, 2019

Industry, farmers, councils and environment groups have made a desperate plea to the prime minister and Queensland premier not to abandon the yellow crazy ant eradication program.

Kosciuszko National Park – feral horses removed 2008-19

Revealed: Kosciuszko feral horse program in meltdown

Andrew Cox 15 January, 2019

The removal of feral horses from Kosciuszko National Park has come to a complete standstill, new data has revealed, with populations of the destructive animals left uncontrolled.

Biosecurity Warrior campaign lands Froggatt Award

John Sampson 21 December, 2018

A plan to turn everyone in NSW into a ‘Biosecurity Warrior’ has landed a national environment award. “The Biosecurity Warrior campaign has won a national Froggatt Award for taking a fun, interactive approach to spreading the message that we all need to play a role in biosecurity”.

Victoria’s cactus warriors honoured

John Sampson 21 December, 2018

They’ve lured Work for the Dole crews, the local footy club and even prison labourers into their scheme to rid invasive wheel cactus from their part of Victoria, and now a little community group in central Victoria has received a national Froggatt Award

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