Giant lizards called heath goannas could save Australian sheep farmers millions of dollars a year by keeping blowfly numbers down—and must be prioritized in conservation schemes to boost native wildlife, say researchers.
Plants & Animals
Jun 25, 2024
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Invasive alien species (IAS) explored in a CABI-published book pose the biggest threat to biodiversity, crop and/or livestock production, human and/or animal health, and economic development in the Caribbean.
Plants & Animals
Jun 12, 2024
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Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has released a draft feral cat management plan.
Ecology
Sep 9, 2023
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Invasive alien mammals can have catastrophic impacts on native flora and fauna, causing species extinctions and driving profound environmental change. Classical control methods such as poison baiting, trapping, or hunting ...
Ecology
Jul 8, 2022
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Foxes kill about 300 million native mammals, birds and reptiles each year, and can be found across 80% of mainland Australia, our devastating new research published today reveals.
Plants & Animals
Mar 16, 2022
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When we release a group of endangered animals into the wild, we always hope they will survive. They usually don't. We find bilby carcasses under bushes, bettongs ripped apart by feral cats, and tufts of rock wallaby fur in ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 3, 2022
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New technology developed by the University of South Australia may put an end to predatory cat behaviors in native environments and help control Australia's feral felines.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2021
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In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo, a volcanic peak on the Philippine Island of Luzon, literally blew its top. It was the second-most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century, ten times stronger than Mount Saint Helens, and ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 22, 2021
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A new study comprehensively reveals how civil wars impact wildlife in countries affected by conflict.
Ecology
Sep 14, 2020
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Researchers from La Trobe University have found that, in the absence of natural predators such as bilbies, native scorpions are thriving in Australia's damaged sandy landscape.
Ecology
Sep 14, 2020
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